Spark Edition 065: Morning Pages, 7-week fitness plan & street view trick
Image Credit: Mathias P.R. Reding
brain food
Tips for writing Morning Pages
In Julia Cameron's book ‘The Artist's Way’, she explains the idea of 'Morning Page'. Essentially each morning you write 3 pages of long handwriting about whatever is in your head. It's not for reading again, or for anyone else to read. This article gives you some prompts and tips. Lots of people use morning pages to help clarify their thoughts and be more creative.
The photography of Oscar winner Roger A Deakins
Roger A Deakins is a cinematographer who has worked on films such as 1917, Blade Runner 2049, Skyfall, and many more. His recently published book showcases his photographs taken while on set, or around the film’s location.
clever tools
Remove unwanted stuff from images
This is an amazing tool. You just upload an image, and 'rub out' the things you want to delete. Traffic light in the way? Get rid of it. Amazing.
The Norwegian Institute of Science & Technology has put together this 7-week fitness program which is designed to improve your overall fitness and health in a time-efficient way. Ok, so it doesn't have fancy graphics or videos, but that might actually make it easier.
fun stuff
Go back in time on Street View
If you've ever looked at street view and wondered what somewhere looked like before, then this video will show you have to go 'back in time’.
Behind the scenes of Gollum's voice
In this short video, Andy Serkis is reading the audiobook of Lord of the Rings. In it, you'll see how seamlessly he switches the voices of Gollum. Impressive stuff.