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Dan Pink presenting his TED talk on the puzzle of motivation

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The Puzzle of Motivation

A woman with her eyes covered by a piece of fabric, blind

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Don’t let the long term blind you

A leaf, lying on the grass

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4 health and wellbeing lessons from leaving my job

Man with big hair and sunglasses, with lots of enthusiasm

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How to avoid killing your enthusiasm

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

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Will automation take away all our jobs?

A set of wooden measuring instruments

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3 steps for measuring improvement

Alain de Botton presenting his TED talk on a kinder, gentler philosophy of success

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A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

The legs of runners as they cross a finish line

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End each day on a high

A planning meeting at a table, with a map plan, laptop and other items

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To plan or not to plan?

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

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Are we entitled to love what we do?

The cover of Poke The Box by Seth Godin

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Poke The Box

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

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Habitica

A desk, pictured from above, with typewriter and other items for work

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4 work lessons from leaving my job

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

The cover of the book The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

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The 4-Hour Workweek

The cover of the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Flow: The Psychology of Happiness

The cover of So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport

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So Good They Can’t Ignore You

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

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Why time management is ruining our lives

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

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Improve your concentration with Deep Learning

An infographic showing the creative routines of 16 famous people

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Creative routines of famous people

Carl Honoré presenting his TED talk praising slowness

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In praise of slowness

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Career Advice (from George Monbiot)

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

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Drive

The cover of the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

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Outliers

A screen grab from the Music and Life Youtube video

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Music and Life