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One minute of wonder to put things in perspective, from infinity-imagined:

A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and the Amazon. Also visible is the Earths ionosphere (thin yellow line) and the stars of our galaxy.

A good use of your next ten minutes ~ Here’s some well-delivered food for thought: the realities behind what motivates us. Interestingly, we probably already know this — in fact, you may even (like I did) come away thinking “wow, someone perfectly illustrated my own management philosophy!” But sadly, you might also recognize (like I did) that you’re not actually practicing it, because we tend to focus on other priorities, like “getting stuff done on time”, “cleaning up that huge project backlog”, and “keeping stuff up and running”. This was my morning slap-upside-the-head. But in a good way. I think. (via lifehacker)