This inspirational talk by Nick White at the Wellington Ignite Conference gives an insight into what its like for an avid public speaker to overcome head and neck cancer and the loss of his voice.

Insightful guide to living with an introvert, rings true and definitely worth a look.

This article was linked by Macdrifter overnight and, as is often the case, Gabe has come up with gem. It's by Rob Delaney a US comedian, reflecting on his depression and the importance of getting help.

The traditional teaching stories of the Sufi's are often intriguing. One of my favourites is known as Dividing Camels.

Some fascinating ideas explored at the Annual Edge contributions for the most deep, elegant or beautiful explanation.

Really good material here from Becoming Minimalist about finding significance in a world of distraction.

Great post from HBR that calls out the danger of simplifying your dreams down to a narrow outcome that can setup a black and white success or failure scenario.

Rings true to my own experience. It's not just the number of hours we sit at a desk in that determines the value we generate. It's the energy we bring to the hours we work.

Since I subscribed to the Harvard Business Review blog posts I have seen a steady stream of sharply observed and well thought out pieces. Many are aimed at corporate efficiency however a good smattering challenge the existing order and some are just timely good advice like this one.

Zen Habits a frequent and popular contributor of articles that cover many aspects of moving towards a simpler life have published a summary of their articles focused on simplicity.

This post has been in my mind since I saw a wonderful program ABC TV. The program 'Rare Chicken Rescue' has two themes, one is depression and the other is about rescuing rare chicken breeds.

Saw this great cartoon over at Devon-Technologies which I have been visiting lately as I start to tackle my own information overload.