What to do when you wake up thinking it Friday, but its really only Thursday.

Yesterday I awoke with a smile and said aloud “Sweet! It’s Friday! Man this was a short week!” A half hour later I realized it was only Thursday. I am sure you have had the same experience, followed by the same disappointment once the reality of it all set in. Psychologically it’s like having to work an extra day and not getting paid for it. Or like a scene from the movie Groundhog Day. It’s as if someone moved my weekend out another day. This has happened to me many times, but this time I handled it a bit differently. Instead of moping around all day Thursday complaining to everyone about how I woke up thinking it was Friday, I just went with it. I acted as if it actually were Friday. Told my co-workers all day, “Hey!, at least it Friday ”. I maintained all the normal “relieved the weekend is almost here” mentality. At the end of the work day, I said aloud “Sweet! I get 2 Fridays this week!!” Bonus!’

This morning I awoke with a smile and said aloud “Sweet! It’s Friday! Man this was a short week!” and guess what, it really is Friday (I think). For the second day in a row I get to walk around with my normal “relieved the weekend is almost here” mentality. Bonus!.

Remember, the only things in your life you can actually control are your thoughts. You have a choice in what you think. Choose wisely.

Happy Friday!!! (again)

Posted January 20, 2012 by Jon Murphy 
 

The difference between a failure and a mistake

The difference between a failure and a mistake

A failure is a project that doesn't work, an initiative that teaches you something at the same time the outcome doesn't move you directly closer to your goal.

A mistake is either a failure repeated, doing something for the second time when you should have known better, or a misguided attempt (because of carelessness, selfishness or hubris) that hindsight reminds you is worth avoiding.

We need a lot more failures, I think. Failures that don't kill us make us bolder, and teach us one more way that won't work, while opening the door to things that might.

School confuses us, so do bosses and families. Go ahead, fail. Try to avoid mistakes, though.

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Posted January 4, 2012 by Jon Murphy 
 

The only New Years Resoultion I promise to keep

In todays post by Shelli Johnson of ShelliJohnson.com, Shelli promisis to keep but a single New Years resoultion. I normally do not make any New Years resoultions, however I will be joining Shelli on this one.

Quit Looking Behind You, You’re Not Heading That Way!

“Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

 

Here is a link to Shelli's full post. [Click Here]

You can find Shelli on twitter here @Shelli_Johnson

Posted January 1, 2012 by Jon Murphy 
 

Ten Rules for Being Human

by Cherie Carter-Scott

1.  You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period.

2.  You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, “life.”

3.  There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The “failed” experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately “work.”

4.  Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

5.  Learning lessons does not end. There’s no part of life that doesn’t contain its lessons. If you’re alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.

6.  “There” is no better a place than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here”, you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”

7.  Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8.  What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

9.  Your answers lie within you. The answers to life’s questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10. You will forget all this.

Posted January 1, 2012 by Jon Murphy 
 

InSynap now has a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/InSynap

InSynap now has a Facebook page. Please visit us on Facebook for more Inspiration and Motivation.

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Posted January 1, 2012 by Jon Murphy 
 

Post-Apocalyptic Cover Illustration Timelapse [HD]

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Time Lapse video showing the process of creating the Cover Illustration for Xabiroi Comic Book Magazine. Find out more at www.deisign.com

Posted November 27, 2011 by Jon Murphy 
 

The Bicycle Animation - YouTube

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This is a piece created to question whether it was possible to film animation in realtime. Part of my CSM 3rd year disseration project I was looking at proto animation (really early basic animation) in contemporary design. I've taken a lot of influence from other contemporary designers who are using these techniques to explore the way we look at animation and how its made. As stated on my channel I have interviewed animators such as Jim le Fevre and in my research referenced other people using this technique such as David Wilson and Tim Wheatley who did this before me. I developed this project based on what is being done in animation right now as well as a lot of primary research into the history of animation techniques.

Posted November 27, 2011 by Jon Murphy 
 

The 8 monkeys approach

the '8 Monkeys' process........



The 8 Monkeys

(This is reportedly based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K.)
Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling.

Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.

One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder.

All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why.

However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.

A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him.

This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.

One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.

And that is how most companies' policies get established.

Posted June 16, 2011 by Jon Murphy 
 

"Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute."

- Josh Billings

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Posted June 11, 2011 by Jon Murphy