The Four Personality Types
1. The Upholder (great at adhering to inner rules and outer rules)
2. The Questioner (good at inner rules, questions all outer rules)
3. The Rebel (doesn’t like any rules, inner or outer)
4. The Obliger (bad at sticking with inner rules, great at working with outer rules).
At the 2013 99U Conference, Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project — one of 7 essential books on the art and science of happiness — argues that habit is the key to happiness, and how we relate to rules is the key to habit.
Pair with William James on habit and advice on how to rewire your habit loops.
(via explore-blog)
By the starlit mere of Cuiviénen, Water of Awakening, they rose from the sleep of Ilúvatar while they dwelt yet silent by Cuiviénen their eyes beheld first of all things the stars of heaven. Therefore they have ever loved the starlight,and have revered Varda Elentári above all the Valar.
The Silmarillion / Art: Ted Nasmith
I really hope Yahoo doesn’t fuck up Tumblr like it’s fucked up … well, every single thing it’s ever touched in the history of the universe.
in which nathan fillion sweeps anne wheaton off her feet
When I finished one of my photo ops in Ottawa, Nathan Fillion was doing one of his in the photo…
Floating Sheep’s map charting hate tweets, which allows you to search on several flavors of hate, is a creative use of data and mapping to raise awareness.
This should probably be corrected for population density, but boy does Appalachia look like a hateful and backwards place.
Look! We’re extremely hateful here.
