Ed Dowding

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-skills-you-need-to-succeed-at-almost-anything.html

Very useful.

Via The Daily Networker http://www.dailynetworker.co.uk/

“We’re probably not going to make love tonight.”

It plants seeds, and hits every trigger for an indignant pursuit of that which is denied.

UPDATE 7th August 2008: Someone pointed out that “Come on, let’s go and have a naughty evening” is probably far better, since it’s more positive, playful, and loaded with opportunity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanning

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k6YkmQaJvas

…turns out it’s not such a good phrase after all:

http://nsgcd.org/resources/factsheets/fs007.pdf

I had just finished swimming back and forth across the lake yesterday
and was back on my bike, drying off in the hot wind, cycling along a
beautiful road with sparse woodland on one side and a strip of marsh
then willows on the other.

I had the Go Team tune ‘Everyone’s a VIP to someone’ in my ears, which
as Harry pointed out, is perfect for cruising through the Swiss Alps.

There were a lot of eagles flying around quite near above the willows,
and then to my left one took off and flew along side for about 100m.
It must have been about 4-5 metres away, its huge wings slow
whoooooooomp —- whooooooomp —- whooooomping, head set dead ahead -
it was stunning. One of those perfect moments where everything is good
and beautiful.