Find A Spark | Ideas to inspire

The cover of the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Book

Flow: The Psychology of Happiness

A photo of the sunset in Koh Phangan, taken from the beach

Blog Post

Putting things into perspective

Carl Honoré presenting his TED talk praising slowness

Video

In praise of slowness

Who is William Onyeabor? A picture of William Onyeabor, the Nigerian funk artist

Video

Fantastic Man

A person typing on a laptop, perhaps doing work they love

Blog Post

Are we entitled to love what we do?

A screen grab from the Garbage Island documentary by Vice

Video

Garbage Island

The cover of the DVD for Waking Life, an exploration of the boundary between sleep and being awake

Film

Waking Life

A woman performing a headstand, representing New Age spirituality

Blog Post

New Age spirituality — it’s missing something.

David Autor presenting his TED talk on whether automation will take away all our jobs

Video

Will automation take away all our jobs?

A close-up of a wave breaking, representing effortless decision-making

Blog Post

The importance of “oh fuck it”

The cover of the book Living On Your Own Terms by Osho

Book

Living on Your Own Terms

An image from the article 'Why time management is ruining our lives' by Oliver Burkeman

Article

Why time management is ruining our lives

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

Blog Post

My Inspiration Location

A screenshot from Steve Johnson's TED talk on how play can lead to great innovation and invention.

Video

The Playful Wonderland Behind Great Inventions

The cover of the book The Age of Consent of George Monbiot

Book

The Age of Consent

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

Book

Drive

The cover of the book Bigger Leaner Stronger by Michael Matthews

Book

Bigger Leaner Stronger

The cover of The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan

Book

The Silk Roads

The cover of This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein

Book

This Changes Everything

Episode 313 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast with Michael Pollan as a guest

Podcast

Tim Ferriss Podcast #313: Michael Pollan on pyschedelics