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10 Thing I Learnt From Writing A Book So You Can Write Your Own
March 31, 2013
I usually keep a daily diary anyway but when I travel it captures all the details of that day. I have then been able to read back through my diary and write it up into a fully fledged travel book. The story evolves from the events. Writing an entire book can be quite a daunting task. Going over the experiences that you are writing about provides huge personal value. If you do little and often, eventually you will have a full manuscript.
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Encouraging Quotes 3
February 3, 2013
Buddha Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads you to wisdom. Jocko Willink Don’t count on motivation, count on discipline Anon Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. You can’t expect to get brutal honesty if you are not brutally honest All living systems create themselves
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Up to the Lake District to Visit Tom and Tenny
November 10, 2012
Tom and Tenny moved to the Lake District so I got on the train to go and see them.
Tags: UK
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Maker Workshops at Harts Lane Studios
August 31, 2012
A couple of workshops at a space in New Cross. migrated from the WeQuest Research blog: I was preparing the Hart Lane studios space with Rebecca for the Why Make workshop and a guy came in and said he was looking for the person who ran the space because he wanted to help his friend put on a workshop for local residents in New Cross to make their own solar panels.
Tags: UK
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Workshop at uscreates about Future of Bike Touring
August 19, 2012
I attended a great workshop tonight at uscreates near London Bridge, ran by Jonathon Pye-Finch (pye-finch.co.uk | @jonpyefinch) it was a great opportunity to meet some cool people and discuss ways to get more people bike touring, particularly those considering going on their GAP year travels to persuade them to go cycle touring instead! Many bases were covered including: how do people become aware of the possibility of going cycle touring, what puts people off, how do people feel prepared enough to leave, what you need when you are on the road, and how to make a living, explore and deepen the experience of being open to possibilities and opportunities on the move.
Tags: Design
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Sonar 2012 Music Hack Day
August 2, 2012
migrated from the WeQuest research blog August 3rd, 2012 5:41am: Another research opportunity presented itself when I attended the music festival ‘Sonar 2012’ in Barcelona. http://www.sonar.es/en/2012/. This festival runs every year and sees the likes of the top musicians in the electronic genre attending. There was also a ‘Music Hack Day’ where a developers, engineers, and musicians came together to participate in a 24 hour ‘hack’ session to come up with a new app or musical instrument.
Tags: Spain
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Occupy Light Box Intervention
July 31, 2012
Fellow student, created covers for advertising lightboxes at bus stops to repurpose the message.
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The Port Elliot Festival
July 20, 2012
The Stromatolite crew took a long drive down to the Port Elliot festival in Cornwall. We camped in the grounds of a stately home. We roamed about the festival listening to talks (like about foraging, see below), enjoying live music and recitals. The most memorable was the poetry of John Cooper-Clarke. Foraging workshop ran by Robin Harford at Port Eliot Festival 2012 as part of the Idler Academy http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ migrated from WeQuest research blog August 3rd, 2012 4:34am_:_
Tags: UK
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The Dunwich Dynamo
July 10, 2012
The Dunwich Dynamo is an annual semi-organised, through-the-night bicycle ride from London Fields park in Hackney, London, England to Dunwich on the Suffolk coast. The distance is approximately 112 miles (180 km). It is free to enter and quite popular. The last time I participated there were over 1000 riders. People gather at London fields and then set off when they are ready. Some people are treating it like a race and trying to get the distance done in the fastest time.
Tags: UK
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Wequest: Goldsmiths Masters Design Critical Practice Final Project
July 1, 2012
Tags: GoldsmithsDesign
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Collaborative Filmmaking in Armenia
April 8, 2012
In April I went to Armenia to spend three weeks with a friend I met through the online service: Couchsurfing in order to learn about filmmaking and photography, conduct some interviews, and share his way of life. It was a prototype of how Couchsurfing extends beyond the remit of simply using an online service as a means of somewhere to stay into a space where a learning process can emerge.
Tags: ArmeniaFilmmaking
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Using iPhone for Adventure
February 26, 2012
I recently got hold of an iPhone 3 because a friend’s phone smashed so I fixed it using parts from Ebay. The reason I am talking about the iPhone and not any other type of smartphone is because it is so ubiquitous and the platform itself is the most technologically advanced. What can you do with an iPhone 3 on an adventure? Features Compass Its got a compass which works through something called The ‘Hall’ affect.
Tags: iphone