{"id":39897,"date":"2022-05-01T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39897"},"modified":"2022-04-28T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:26:45","slug":"nasa-sound-samplesproductivity-visualsastonish-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/nasa-sound-samplesproductivity-visualsastonish-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA sound samples\/Productivity visuals\/Astonish Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Free sound samples from NASA<\/strong>
\nWould you like to hear what lightning on Jupiter sounds like? How about the beeping sound transmitted by Sputnik in 1957, or the first sound recording taken on Mars? Head over to\u00a0NASA\u2019s \u200b\u200bAudio and Ringtones<\/a>\u00a0page, where you can listen to dozens of recordings. My favorite is\u00a0Juno\u2019s 2021 flyby of Jupiter\u2019s moon Ganymede<\/a>, which sounds like an old science fiction radio play. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Change your view on productivity<\/strong>
\nI could read a hundred blog posts on how to be more productive and still find ways to procrastinate, but\u00a0these productivity visuals\u00a0<\/a>(Twitter thread by\u00a0@elliottaleksndr<\/a>\u00a0) anchor themselves in my brain and inspire me to reframe whatever is blocking me.\u00a0This one is my favorite<\/a>. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Mindfulness exercises<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m slowly trying out the odd little experiments suggested in this odd, used book I found,\u00a0Astonish Yourself<\/a>. The exercises are trivial, maybe even silly, such as following an ant for as long you can, or counting to 1,000, or listening to a recording of your own voice. It shifts your perspective for a small aha. The book offers 101 of these mindfulness moments. It prompted me to invent my own ways to astonish myself. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Find your personal style<\/strong>
\nI like to feel comfortable in whatever I\u2019m wearing and have never considered what my personal style might be. For the past two years, it\u2019s been loungewear, but\u00a0this comic strip by NPR Life Kit<\/a>\u00a0inspired me to change that. It\u2019s a cute, visual guide that will walk you through cultivating your personal style and developing a shopping philosophy. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

A puzzling book<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m a big fan of author A.J. Jacobs. He embarks on crazy self-experiments \u2014 like reading the entire\u00a0Encyclopedia Britannica<\/em>, or living according the the rules in the Bible for a year \u2014 and writing books about them. His latest book is called\u00a0The Puzzler: One Man\u2019s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life<\/em><\/a>. Jacobs entered puzzle competitions, explored the psychology of puzzles, and visited with famous puzzle designers. As part of the book launch, Jacobs created a\u00a0puzzle contest with a $10,000 prize<\/a>. I can\u2019t wait to win. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Tutorials on maker components<\/strong>
\nThe inventor Tim Hunkin released another season of his fantastic video tutorials introducing\u00a0The Secret Life of Components<\/a>, as in the motors, linkages, sensors and other parts you might use to build things. His hands-on knowledge is vast, and his BBC-perfected presentation skills are perfect for walking you through the plus and minuses of any part you ever might use. As fundamental as this information is, it is very hard to find, even on YouTube. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

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