Jan 4, 2018
The Best Netflix Documentaries, Upbeat Music, and Journaling Program for Creators
The Best, 1/3/18
Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. -Margaret J. Wheatley
Reading
The movie is on its way, so we felt it appropriate to reread this great Sci Fi novel.
“Whenever I saw the sun, I reminded myself that I was looking at a star. One of over a hundred billion in our galaxy. A galaxy that was just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable universe. This helped me keep things in perspective.”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One
Check out the movie trailer here.
Watching
Abstract: The Art of Design — A Netflix Original
The Toys That Made Us — A Netflix Original
Learn the stories behind the toys that we obsessed over and loved.
Listening
Fully Alive: Using the Lessons of the Amazon to Live Your Mission in Business and Life written and narrated by Tyler Gage
“Building a startup is like being thrust into the middle of the Amazonian rainforest. Living every day on the edge of your comfort zone, vulnerable to the unexpected challenges constantly being thrown your way, and constantly shifting to meet daily demands and do everything and anything you can to survive, let alone thrive.”
As awesome as podcasts and audiobooks are, sometimes it’s nice to give your brain a rest by listening to music. For some relaxing, yet upbeat music, check out Busty and the Bass. They’ve got a hip, jazzy feel that makes all our mundane activities — like cleaning or doing laundry — suddenly much more fun.
DIY:
Write your own story with this Self-Authoring Program
While not your typical arts and crafts project, we think this still counts as a DIY type thang.
The Self-Authoring Suite is a series of programs that provide you with essay prompts that help you analyze your past, present, and future. Journaling is great, but having the extra guidance and direction that this program provides has been extremely beneficial in helping me pin down my goals and understand myself.
Spotlights & Opportunities:
Is one of your goals for 2018 to start writing more? Awesome! We are always looking for new writers and we’d love to check out your work :)
To submit articles to our publication, give our submission guidelines a read and then submit your draft to us via the form at the bottom of the page. If it’s a good fit, we will be in touch within 24–48 hours. Looking forward to reading your submissions!
Q&A:
Q: What can expect from The Mission in 2018?
A: We will be leaking out more info in the upcoming months… but let’s just say it starts with ‘pod’ and ends with ‘casts’.
Questions, thoughts, suggestions? Holla at us in the comments below, or hit us up on Twitter at @TheMissionHQ, with the #TheBest and we’ll try to help!
That’s it for today’s edition of The Best. We’ll be back tomorrow with more great content like this!
