3 Secrets of Resilient People: TED Talk

Dr. Lucy Hone on stage at TEDx Christchurch 2019

Adversity doesn’t discriminate, says resilience researcher Dr. Lucy Hone.

Whether you’ve struggled with death of a loved family member or friend, lived through a natural disaster, been bullied, coped with mental illness or been fired from a job, you’ve had to deal with tough times.

And when those times come, you’re often made to feel the victim.

Why did this happen to you?

It can become easy to fall into the habit of focusing on negative things in your life.

To feel powerless in the midst of your anguish. Continue reading 3 Secrets of Resilient People: TED Talk

Photo of the Week: Watching Broad-winged Hawks Growing Up

Young Broad-wing hawk with fuzzy white down sits on a nest of twigs and dead leaves.

When you walk down the shady paved trail along the Huron River, you can hear water rushing by, the sound of Indigo Buntings singing in the distance, and muffled conversations of couples as they stroll down the trail.

Unless you listen carefully, you might not recognize the sounds of a family far above you, about 75 feet up, in the forest canopy.

A family that’s taken over an abandoned squirrel nest in the forks of a mature cottonwood tree. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Watching Broad-winged Hawks Growing Up

August 7, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about the principle of proximity in visual design, discover what accessibility improvements are expected in WordPress 5.5, find a stunning portrait created completely in CSS, and more. Continue reading August 7, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News