Find A Spark | Ideas to inspire

An image of deep space with many stars - representing deep learning

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Improve your concentration with Deep Learning

Carl Honoré presenting his TED talk praising slowness

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In praise of slowness

Karoliina Korppoo presenting her TED talk on how the video game Cities: Skylines could be used to design better cities

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How a video game might help us build better cities

Adam Grant presenting his TED talk on the surprising habits of original thinkers

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The surprising habits of original thinkers

A crossroads in the woods, a path in the snowy ground splitting in two. Two paths to take between the trees.

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2 career change lessons from leaving my job

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Goodreads

The title for the Crash Course video on the power of motivation

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Crash Course: The Power of Motivation

The cover of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

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Invisible Cities

The cover of Drive by Dan Pink, a blueprint for maximising your motivation

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Drive

A screen grab from the Music and Life Youtube video

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Music and Life

The cover of the DVD for The Animatrix, a set of short films detailing the back story to The Matrix

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The Animatrix

A train track, with trees and sunset in the background - a possible inspiration location

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My Inspiration Location

A shower head, for cold shower therapy

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Cold Shower Therapy

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Ethical Consumer

Emilie Wapnick presenting her TED talk on why some of us don't have one true calling

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Why some of us don’t have one true calling

An image of space for The Big History Project, a free online course on the history of the Universe

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The Big History Project

The cover of The War that Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillan

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The War that Ended Peace

Two Rubik's Cubes, one unsolved and one solved, representing a changed mindset

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Overcoming my problems – changing my mindset

Episode 117 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast with Kelly Starrett talking about Crossfit

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Tim Ferriss Podcast #64: Crossfit

The cover of the Plastic Pollution Primer and Action Toolkit, a free resource from the Earth Day Network

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Plastic Pollution Primer and Action Toolkit