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Tuesday
Aug112009

Tom's SpeedLink #7

DateTuesday, August 11, 2009 at 08:15AM

Another mixed bag of interesting links...

1. Decisions Come from the Stories We Tell
Kathy Hansen points us to the Decision Manifesto with stories at the heart of every decision.

2. Albert Maysles Keeps Watchful Eye On Life
Many consider Maysles the Grandfather of the documentary. In this recent interview with NY1, he shares a funny moment before he filmed The Beatles arriving in America in 1964: "February 1964 got a telephone call from Grenada Television, 'The Beatles are arriving in two hours would you like to make a film on them?' Put my hand over the phone and said to my brother, 'Who are The Beatles? Are they any good?' He said, 'Oh they're great,'" says Maysles.

3. Are we solving the same problem?
Another fabulous reminder from Seth Godin on the importance of asking the right questions to solve the right problems.

4. Seven Lies About Lying (Part 1)
Errol Morris's recent NYTimes two-part article on the nature of lying.

5. Hands On
An utterly captivating 50-minute NPR podcast on the lost art of working with our hands. Take a short journey on the importance of making things and fixing things. The show features two guests; Matthew Crawford, philosopher, motorcycle mechanic and author of Shop Class as Soulcraft and Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman. Knowledge vs. craft work. Off-shore vs. domestic. The personal and social importance of working with our hands. The impact of the disappearance of shop class and tools. The most thought-provoking 50 minutes you'll spend in a while!

---Tom

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