Category: interdisciplinaryinnovation
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75 Weird But Cool Interdisciplinary Careers No One Told You Existed
“Go as far as you can see, when you get there you’ll be able to see further.” -Thomas Carlyle Here Are Your Options. When you’re an interdisciplinary misfit, there are a few piercing milestones you inevitably experience as you fumble through the standard list of options. There’s the class selection when you’re in high school…
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3 Secrets A Mountain Mushroom Taught Me About Creative Focus, Systems Thinking & Inner Peace
“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being.” – Eckhart Tolle Insights From Mt. Takao Of all the weird natural systems on the planet, I thought I was over mushrooms. I really did. Turns out though, we’re back in love.…
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Use This Secret Tool To Build A Crazy Imagination
“What is now proved was once only imagined.” – William Blake Training myself to think bigger. After reading more about neuroscience this year, and developing greater intention with how I visualize my success, I discovered something crazy: I was used to thinking small. This thought has driven me toward a long, winding road of daydreams,…
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5 Problems With Sustainable Materials That Will Make You Rich
“We can’t just consume our way to a more sustainable world.” – Jennifer Nini Please steal these ideas. After spending a year diving deeper into the world of materials science and nanotech, one thing has become clear: sustainable materials are the future, and the future might make you rich. However, before we get ahead of…
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How I Learned To Be Unstoppably Cool
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” -Carl Jung What Is Cool? When I think of “cool”, I think of Codie Sanchez. I’ve been following her journey for about five years, and the life and business(es) she has built never fail to inspire me. After working on Wall Street for…
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My Top 4 Weird Interests This Year (And What They Made Me Realize)
“Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!” -Mandy Hale To be weird is to be free. The enemy of every weird little seedling of an interest in the following question: “What’s the point?” Don’t get me wrong- “points”, “reasons”, and “objectives” are one of the handiest tools of progress, but to let…
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4 Weird Materials That Will Save The Planet
“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success.” – Nikola Tesla Materials shape the world. All around us are items made of different materials with different life cycles. No matter what…
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Cold Email To Make Nerdy Friends And Meet New Mentors
“Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.”-Samuel Johnson The Secret Weapon No One Knows They Have. Some schools of eschatological thought believe Hell is just an endless line of desks with people going through an endless email inbox– scrolling through spam, newsletters, ads, job adverts, events, and work…
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How To Not Hate LinkedIn (And Start Building *Real* Connections)
“I want to be a superhero, I want to be Spider-Man or Batman. Will you let me know if you have any connections? Let’s make it happen.” -Stephan James LinkedIn is not the problem. LinkedIn is not the problem; you are. Now, before you un-connect with me, hear me out. So many of us are…
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How Butterfly Wings Inspired New Tech
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” -Maya Angelou Butterfly wings are inspiring new technology. When you picture the first whispers of spring, and the vivid colors of flowers and butterflies in your garden, perhaps your mind doesn’t first go to…