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Radiohead - Reckoner.
let your ears grovel at the beauty
“Great minds have purposes, others have dreams.”
Often, the difference between achieving your goals and simply having them is your perspective, as this quote from noted historian and author Washington Irving suggests.
Rather than think of what you want as elusive or vague dreams, reframe them so they’re actually purposes — achievable and actionable goals that you’re driven to accomplish. Another variation of this quote is “Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes.”
By 2050, with a projected population of 10 billion people and without a change in consumption patterns, the cumulative use of natural resources will amount to the productivity of up to 27 planet Earths.
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architects have recently completed projects that embrace low-tech, craft-based building methods to add real environmental and cultural value.
Inspired by his life-long fascination with one of Europe’s longest rivers, the Rhine, the young Swiss carpenter-turned-designer Adrian Wicki has created this driftwood coffee table. Enigmatically called ‘Rhyholzertischli’, the table is composed of a smooth glass plate which is juxtaposed with the raw natural form of the base created from driftwood found on the banks of Rhine.
