Hello, fearless friends. Welcome back to the weekend, especially if you’re in part of the country that was slammed with snow this week. You know, like Texas. I kid, I kid. Anyway! It’s time for another edition of the Weekend Coffee Links. By now you know how this works. I show you mine and then you show me yours.
Okay, me first.
- Going corporate and miss the rat race…ain’t so bad: Sometimes it’s worth it to remove yourself from the daily hustle so that you can spend more time where it matters. Like with your family. And your kids. And probably a dog somewhere.
- The Mac Inventor’s Gift Before Dying: The gift is rarely the thing that’s wrapped.
- How to cope with your life as a social media celebrity: Whether you have 50 followers or 50,000, this is a great essay on the detachment that often goes along with social media. It has nothing to do with ego, it’s about protecting your real self.
- Why bacon is a gateway drug for vegetarians: More proof that bacon is evil and why I don’t eat it. I know, I know, I’m not from this world.
- Polar bear swims 9 days in search of ice: A polar bear swam continuously for nine days in an attempt to find sea ice. Polar bears are being forced to swim longer and longer distances at the expense of their health because of climate changes. Sad.
- Walgreens to sell their own brand of beer: Oh goodie! Beer you can buy at the drug store for $.50 a can. That’s what America needs.
- Best 2011 Super Bowl Commercial: Yes, I know the Super Bowl hasn’t even happened yet (it’s tomorrow, right? Right?), but Volkswagen was smart and released its commercials early. The Force? The cutest thing ever. Love. Love Love. I want to snuggle him.
- If Filmmakers Directed The Super Bowl: This is about as much of the Super Bowl as I’m going to watch but…it’s awesome.
- He wants to dance with somebody: So do I. And it’s *that* guy. OMG, and the lady with the flame!
Those are my finds for the week. Your turn. And happy Super Bowl to you, whoever you’re cheering for.
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OMG the dancing!
Anyway, I have a contribution. A friend posted this story on fb this morning and I love the message. Stop competing w/ the Joneses. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-salwen/the-slightly-absurd-thing_b_817480.html
Love the Star Wars commercial, and the directors taking on the Super Bowl was great too! I saw this cartoon this morning over at The Anti-Social Media blog: The 4 Stages When You Have Nothing to Blog About
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I think the Mac Inventor’s Gift is my favourite thing I’ve read this week.
For you, I have a video about a fan sneaking onto a soccer field to join his team’s celebration. It’s pretty cute: http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/02/01
The rat race article is an unusual take, don’t miss it because of the not-so-obvious title. I think it refers to people commonly calling a corporate job a rat race, and going freelance to escape it, but the author makes a case for the opposite.
As someone who switched back-and-forth a few times between a day job, freelancing and running my own business, I can definitely relate. The grass is always greener on the other side, and you miss the benefits of one lifestyle when you live the other one. However, after trying all of them several times, I tend to think it’s not about your official status. What makes me happy is working on interesting projects with nice and smart people, for a fair payment.
My advice to beginner entrepreneurs lately has been, “Don’t quit your day job”. Not until you can earn enough while still working there. A lack of time is a frequent complaint, but the truth is, if you don’t learn to be efficient enough to do both, you will probably not succeed in business, anyway.
Hey its Monday morning and you know what that means – love the random nature of your weekend coffee links – excellent – especially like the ‘he wants to dance with somebody’ – brill