Find A Spark | Ideas to inspire

A person passing a flower to someone else, representing sharing

Blog Post

Sharing, not imposing

Grace Kim presenting her TED talk on how cohousing can make us happier

Video

How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)

A still from the video Philosophical Meditation from the School of Life YouTube channel

Video

Philosophical Meditation

A case of 100 dollar bills, representing perceived success

Blog Post

Success doesn’t make an expert

The cover of the book One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Book

One Hundred Years of Solitude

A man wearing a virtual reality headset — an example of a recent gadget.

Blog Post

Own your gadgets — don’t let them own you.

A screen grab from the Music and Life Youtube video

Video

Music and Life

The cover of the book Heat by George Monbiot

Book

Heat

A leaf, lying on the grass

Blog Post

4 health and wellbeing lessons from leaving my job

A close up of a wave

Blog Post

Urges are waves. Let them break.

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

Blog Post

Putting things into perspective

A screen grab from the Refugee Project interactive map of refugee migration from 1975 to 2015

Website

The Refugee Project

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

Blog Post

Are we entitled to love what we do?

Episode 148 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast with Josh Waitzkin as a guest

Podcast

Tim Ferris Podcast #148: Josh Waitzkin returns

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OLIO

The cover of the book The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

Book

The Tao of Pooh

Paddle Against the Flow by Huck Magazine, a book of insights from some of the most inspiring people that Huck Magazine has spoken to over the years

Book

Paddle Against the Flow

The cover of the book Southeast Asia: An introductory history by Milton Osborne

Book

Southeast Asia: An Introductory History

The cover of the book The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer

Book

The Art of Asking

A roadsign with the place names 'Usefull' and 'Useless' on it, representing effectiveness and ineffectiveness

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Efficiency and effectiveness