Adam Westbrook // projects: Archive

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“In choosing to live a remarkable life, failure is real possibility, but regrets...”

– Chris Guillebeau

Feb 25th

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“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you...”

– Dale Carnegie

Feb 22nd

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Feb 6th

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Feb 1st

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“Do what you love, it’s gonna lead to where you wanna go.”

– Wayne White

Feb 1st

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Jan 23rd

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Jan 21st

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Jan 21st

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Jan 20th

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Jaaam (Fresh Prince of Bel Air mix) →

[Video] Just the sort of practiced skill and unabashed creative joy SOPA would kill.

Jan 19th

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The best website you'll see this week →

(You’re welcome).

Jan 18th

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Jan 16th

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Jan 16th

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Jan 15th

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Jan 13th

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Jan 13th

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35 things I learned in 35 years →

Some very wise words: 35 things I learned in 35 years esbueno: Much like last years popular Thirty Four, here are thirty five things I’ve learned in thirty five years. You may think the lead guitarist is the bad-ass in the band, but you’d be wrong. It’s the bass player. If you were to drop off the face of the earth tomorrow, the people who call looking…

Jan 12th

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The four year career →

More of people are saying goodbye to the convention of a job for life, instead moving from field to field every few years. Nice piece by Fast Company “Shorter job tenure is associated with a new era of insecurity, volatility, and risk. It’s part of the same employment picture as the increase in part-time, freelance, and contract work; mass layoffs and buyouts; and “creative...

Jan 12th

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Jan 12th

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“Jazz and blogging are intimate, improvisational, and individual - but also...”

– Andrew Sullivan, senior editor of The Atlantic, argues why blogging is like jazz: it never replaced traditional composed music, it just requires a different way of playing & listening, and it’s the same for bloggers too.

Jan 12th

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The High Noon Photo Project →

A little project of mine for January: every day at exactly 12 noon I’m going to photograph whatever I’m doing at that moment. So far it’s mainly been odd angles of my desk but hopefully my days will get more interesting soon…

Jan 9th

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Resolution 1: cut back, do less, better

‘Tis the season for new years resolution posts. I’ve decided not to do any on the main blog this year (in previous years I’ve produced complex new year videos). There are plenty of others out there, most of them telling you do more or have more. But very few get down to what needs to be done before any of the exciting new stuff: cutting back. You won’t achieve exciting...

Jan 3rd

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Jan 3rd

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How to keep up in 2012 →

Jan 3rd

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“There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction...”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Why I'm quitting Facebook

So I’ve decided to give up Facebook in 2012. After 6 fun years of liking, poking, and checking out my friends’ hot sisters, I feel like it’s time to hang up the big blue F once and for all. I put up the message today and got some nice supportive likes. A few good friends even sent me messages to check I was OK. Most people are asking why, so I thought I’d put down my...

Dec 27th

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2011 in online video projects →

Dec 22nd

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Looking back at 2011 (part 1)

This is a series of short, personal, posts looking back at the last year. They’re not really intended for anyone (hence why they’re not on the main blog) but just for my own thoughts. New Years Resolutions Here’s how I did against the new years resolutions I set in January of this year. Grow my multimedia production business video fu to bring in a certain amount each month:...

Dec 22nd

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