* Give the gift of no longer checking voicemail: GotVoice will check your voicemail for you, and email the transcript of what was said (and provide an audio file too). When I first got my iPhone, I thought the visual voicemail was nice — but certainly no killer app. Having used it for a while, I must say that listening to voicemail prompts seems downright archaic.
* I had posted this Picasso quote before but /\ndy wrote up a nice short piece elaborating on the concept of working below your means. Sure everything you are doing is “important” and “worthwhile,” but give yourself a break. Make a new years resolution to take life a bit easier. Do fewer things, do them better, and enjoy the slow lane.
* The Story of Stuff has a nice presentation about the materials economy. This may be a bit unfair to bring up just after the height of the consumer spending season, and I don’t begrudge gift giving (I love giving gifts), but it is an insightful discussion about the wider consumerist economy. The bit of info that stuck in my head: Only 1% of all stuff purchased is still in use 6 months later.
* Google Trends offers some amazing insights about the wider culture. Check out the correlation between turkey and diet, or between depression and rain.
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