100-Day Creator Challenge #81: Trends
How do you stay up-to-date on the latest trends or developments in your field?
Home stretch, everyone! Only 19 more weekdays! Keep it up, even if you don’t post every day.
Hello friends,
Today we wonder about the following:
Your posts
Stop Hitting Yourself | Jibran el Bazi | 03/23/2023
A poem I wrote a while ago.
Money and Creativity Satisfy Differently | Chris Wong | 03/23/2023
There are numerous studies on the relationship between emotional well-being and salary. The conclusion is that while emotional well-being increases as your salary goes up, it plateaus at $75,000. I think this conclusion is simplistic, but in my experience, it's directionally true.
Why is this
Don't Settle Too Early in Your Journey | Made in Cosmos ✨ | 03/23/2023
You might have noticed the images in my last two emails were different than normally. I never planned for this, I must admit. Midjourney—the AI tool I’ve been using to create them—just released a new version 5 last week, and I’ve spent the most of this time trying to figure out what to do with it. Many hours of experimentation and forum threads later, I still have no idea how to consistently achieve the results I’m looking for.
'look ahead not behind' | Zoun | 03/23/2023
an important question to answer
taking it easy | Yuelian Hong | 03/23/2023
the travel chaos commences tomorrow! Ulrich and i will take a train to Frankfurt, spend the night there and then fly out on Saturday morning. unfortunately our flight is not direct, so we’ll arrive first at JFK and then continue onwards to pittsburgh, landing just a few hours before the onset of european summer time once again flips the time difference between the U.S. and germany from 5 hours back to 6.
Power Games | Chris Wong | 03/24/2023
Power games are when people use power as leverage to influence people. Contrast to rationality or kindness. People who play power games act solely for their own interests.
You can't engage with people playing power games directly. The saying by George Bernard Shaw comes to
100-day challenge check-in | gome | 03/24/2023
It feels great to look back through what I’ve written, knowing it’s the fruit of my persistence.
081. Advice from a Pixar director about breaking into the industry | Kevin Zhai | 03/24/2023
3 tips for getting a job in animation
Thanks for the effort!
Take care,
Jibran
To answer the header question: as many would probably relate, to stay up-to-date on the subfields related to my professional and personal interests, I periodically attend physics conferences, as well as those involving discussions on new approaches in education and, separately, on expanding economic opportunity. These events are also good opportunities to build or expand one's network and find potential collaborators.
If anyone reading this does the same, which field(s) are you involved in or with?