Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. Jo Nakashima offers some Origami tutorials on YouTube. Here’s the trailer.
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Learn modern calligraphy
This is a beginners guide for those looking to learn more about modern calligraphy.
Here is a brief sum up about what you are going to learn in this tutorial –
- What is modern calligraphy, and how it differs from traditional calligraphy.
- What tools do you need for modern calligraphy – recommendations.
- How to start with modern calligraphy? Basic strokes
- A few fundamental rules about modern calligraphy to keep in mind.
- FREE downloadable practice sheets.
- Popular modern calligraphy techniques – 3 different styles in order to get you started!
- BONUS – How to effectively practice modern calligraphy.
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In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. As preparation for these tasks, Professor Laurie Santos reveals misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that lead us to think the way we do, and the research that can help us change. You will ultimately be prepared to successfully incorporate a specific wellness activity into your life.
Starts March 31st
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Listen to 5-minute audio lessons while doing something else
Listenable is a mobile app that helps you learn something new through audio while you’re doing something else.
In the app, you can build your learning playlist and listen to 5-minute audio lessons anytime, anywhere. You can choose from a wide range of topics, everything from psychology and personal development to health and philosophy. We add new courses each week, so you’ll never run out of new things to learn.
Our mission is the same as at our other product, Highbrow: to fit learning into your daily routine. We’ve been working super hard for the last few months to make it happen, and we hope you’ll learn a lot with Listenable.
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4 Ways to Sharpen Your Public-Speaking Skills From Home
Take this opportunity now to build a fundamental skill that you’ll need to stand out in the workplace–public speaking. Why public speaking? Because Warren Buffett says it’s the one skill you can build today that will increase your value by 50 percent, and you can do it from home.
Read the full article on Inc, 26 March 2020
Build Your Own Personal Learning Plan for Isolation Activities
Make time for learning every day and now’s the time to do it – no matter how short it is. Focus on something you would have loved to have learned which will help you in future when things “return to normal”.
Here’s a plan to get you started.
However, the trick here is to NOT OVERWHELM yourself especially if you are co-ordinating and planning activities around a routine with family.
Take it slow.
Think of something you would like to learn then break it apart in pieces and see how you can fit it in your day around work, family and health (which come first).
These “learning” times are a brain break from worry.
Download the template from here.
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Use your isolation time to learn the code.
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Free drawing classes from famous illustrators
Stuck at home? Take free drawing classes from famous illustrators
Work-from-home has become the new normal for adults in the U.S. at the same time that school closures have forced millions of children inside. Parents are trying to juggle being teachers, caretakers, and coworkers while also staying sane. So illustrators have stepped up to create virtual resources and free classes for kids, parents, and anyone else who needs a creative break in the midst of the pandemic
Read the full article on Fast Company, 18 March 2020
