Yoga to ease 2020, why teamwork really makes the dream work, and more.
Happy Friday everyone!
We'll keep this intro short and sweet. This week in the Futur's Finds, we've got a few yoga flows for you to try out (because... 2020), a new strategy to thrive in business, a spotlight on diversity in the creative industry, and why less is really more.
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Enjoy this week's list and the upcoming weekend!
Breathe in and breathe out
This week has been.... a lot for some of us. So take a deep breath and get into a few different yoga sessions to ease some of the stress:
- These 5 Yoga Flows Designed to Help Ease the Stress and Anxiety That Is 2020 are a great start.
- Or, if you're looking for a new yoga program to start, try out CorePower Yoga on demand.
Book of the week
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan - If you've ever had a goal in mind, but haven't yet taken the steps to accomplish it, Sullivan shares a new strategy: teamwork. The concept sounds simple, but Who Not How will show you how to make a simple shift in your thought process—from “How can I get this done?” to “Who's the best person to do this?”—to get bigger things done with the right people by your side.
Articles worth the read
- Scope of Work, a talent development agency for creatives, is working to revamp how the creative industry hires young people of color. With the design industry being disproportionately white, Scope of Work founders Eda Levenson and Geneva White are making sure diverse backgrounds find their way in it. Read about their mission and work here.
- Anyone knows that 1+1=2. But Gary Vaynerchuk sees that simple math problem in a totally different way, particularly in business and relationships. Check out this article to see why Gary says 1+1 really equals 11.
Listen while you work
Podcasts
- The team of explorers, photographers, and scientists at National Geographic, no doubt, have some pretty cool jobs. And if you've ever wondered what they're really up to and talking about, you can just listen to it all in the Overheard at National Geographic podcast.
- You may know Matthew McConaughey best as the "Alright, alright, alright" guy, but there's much more to the Oscar-winner and newly-published author of his memoir, Greenlights. A pretty insightful guy, he speaks with Marc Maron on the WTF podcast to share his reflections, the perspective he gained, and the philosophies he was able to codify in the process.
What to watch
- With the sudden and tragic loss of Sean Connery, the original James Bond, just last week, we feel it's only appropriate to celebrate his legacy by kicking back and watching Dr. No (1963), the world's first Bond film.
- Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they've ever wanted, that is until, an unexpected public disaster forces Grace to leave behind on life and create an entirely new one for her family. Watch The Undoing on HBO.
- Our perspectives have shifted on just about everything this year. But one thing that might need a second look at is our stuff. What is it about stuff, the material things, that we can't help but cling onto? In Minimalism (2014), this documentary explores what's really important and why less is actually more.
And finally, a quote to keep in mind throughout the week
"You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them." — Shonda Rhimes