Step into my cardboard office…

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This article tells of a company called Nothing in Amsterdam, and their offices, which are entire made of cardboard.

I personally think this is fantastic! Not only can you draw on them (and it's okay, because you can just recycle it and get a new desk) but it's good for the environment, too! Also, when I was first reading about it, I was skeptical about it, but after looking at the pictures, I'm totally converted. I want a cardboard desk!

Facebook Privacy Flap--Gen Yers Demand Control.

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This article is about Generation Y, how they were outraged at the new Facebook rules, and how this is a good thing. Bruce Nussbaum writes, "It is important for social media—all media—to understand that people need to control access to their private information."

I guess I was late to the party, but I didn't get the memo about the new rules. However, I am glad that my generation is stick up for itself. I was also afraid that the majority of my generation "didn't believe in a No-Privacy rule and didn’t care who owned the numbers in their lives—or perhaps even more importantly, the images."

Guest Presentation: Ian Wheeler

I thought Ian's presentation was very interesting and informative. The bands and the branding for those bands were especially intriguing, because that's something like what I would want to do in the future. I also thought it was amazing that his job actually encompasses many other jobs. He was required to manage a band, and sign other bands, and owning companies, which entailed discussing the buying and selling of those companies.

To me, that sounds like such a grown-up thing, something you'd expect from someone much older than he was. This fact made me a little scared of the future, but it also made me respect Ian that much more. That's amazing!

Buy This Book--The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz.

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This article is about a book called The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz, and it's about "a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it."

I think it sounds like a great, inspiring book, and I definitely want to check it out.

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Objectified Film Poster Designed by Build

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This article is about aposter design from Build for an upcoming documentary callled Objectified. The article writes, "The poster features drawings of dozens of objects from designers in the film and more. I like how the word “objectified” is subtly placed within the contents of the objects. Clean, minimal and modern. I love it. Should be available in the shop soon."

Learning all the time

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What I got from this entry in Seth's blog is that people read because they want to learn, and people learn because they read.

I don't think that reading necessarily means learning, and I don't think that not reading necessarily means not learning. I mean sure, reading non-fiction books can mean that you're learning; after-all, reading facts and essays can enhance your knowledge.

I sincerely believe that learning comes from all aspects of life. You can walk down the street and learn something new, and you can read an entire non-fiction book, and retain nothing. It depends on perspective and interest.