A collection of interesting articles from 2013.

1. Down Memory Lane 2013
A collection of Cut and Paste
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2. If I have seen further it is by standing on the
shoulders of Giants – Sir Isaac Newton
In defense of Cut and Paste 
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3. Trust you had an awesome 2013 
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4. Discovering Leadership
A Continuous Work in Progress
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5. Raise the Bar Time and Again
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Effective leaders are individuals who help us overcome the limitations of our
own selfishness and weaknesses and fears and get us to do harder, better,
more important things than we can get ourselves to do on our own. – David
Foster
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http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130703221208143695135-lincoln-mandela-and-obama-lessons-for-leaders-over-threecenturies
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6. You are Always on Stage
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“You are a picture of the desired destination at which others should wish to
arrive.” – Crawford Loritts
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshlinkner/2013/11/26/youre-always-onstage/
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7. The only Benchmark to beat is yours
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Be yourself - ―A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on
the crowd.‖ - Max Lucado
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http://lifehacker.com/classic-leadership-skills-you-should-apply-to-your-soci1425624672
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8. Let go
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“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go” –
Lao Tzu
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2013/12/15/leadership-isabout-emotion/
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9. It’s not what you say, but what you do
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To accomplish great things we must dream as well as act." - Anatole France
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/10/15/what-is-the-mostimportant-thing-you-have-learned-about-leadership/
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10. Discovering Self
A largely misunderstood struggle
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11. Memories Make Your Life Meaningful
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Take on challenges. Endure Struggle. Feel intense lows and highs.
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http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130804220552-659753memories-make-your-life-meaningful-here-s-how-to-have-more-of-them
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12. The Work-Life Strategies that Really
Matter
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Meaning comes from the ability to look back with pride, and to look forward
with peace
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http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/2013100510511611846967-the-work-life-strategies-that-really-matter
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13. The Secret to Personal Change
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Stop fighting against yourself
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http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/2013092800103775054000-the-secret-to-personal-change
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14. At The End Of The Day: Personal
Performance
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Power comes on what we own and control
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https://www.linkedin.com/influencers/20130913202628-26312694-atthe-end-of-the-day-personal-performance
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15. The Economics of Happiness
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People who help others are happiest in their jobs
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http://www.linkedin.com/influencers/20130912200523-4802093-theeconomics-of-happiness
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16. Find of the year
www.brainpickings.org by Maria Popova
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17. Happy Birthday, Brain Pickings: 7 Things I Learned in 7 Years of
Reading, Writing, and Living
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Reflections on how to keep the center solid as you continue to evolve
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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/10/23/7-lessons-from-7years/
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18. How to Worry Less About Money
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What Goethe can teach us about cultivating a healthy relationship with our
finances.
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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/13/how-to-worry-lessabout-money/
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19. Advice to Little Girls: Young Mark Twain’s LittleKnown, Lovely 1865 Children’s Book
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―Good little girls always show marked deference for the aged. You ought
never to ‗sass‘ old people unless they ‗sass‘ you first.‖
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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/04/03/advice-to-little-girlsmark-twain/
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20. The Science and Philosophy of Friendship: Lessons from
Aristotle on the Art of Connecting
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We all need a mirror
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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/09/19/aristotle-friendship/
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21. Fail Safe: Debbie Millman’s Advice on Courage and the
Creative Life
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“Imagine immensities, don’t compromise, and don’t waste time.”
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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/15/debbie-millmanlook-both-ways-fail-safe/
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22. Interesting Videos
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23. Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
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“The Why, What and How.”
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http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.
html
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24. India is not chaotic by Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik
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What is obvious, is not obvious
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGZi_npPog&sns=fb
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25. This Is Water - David Foster Wallace
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Disturbing
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI
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26. The Filter Bubble - What the Internet is Hiding from you
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Your life now is an 'Open Book' :).
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http://www.thefilterbubble.com/ted-talk
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27. This Guinness Ad Has A Touching Surprise Ending
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The choices we make, reveal the true nature of our character
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http://m.fastcocreate.com/3016873/this-guinness-ad-has-a-touchingsurprise-ending
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28. Story Telling
A year that re-emphasized the power of this
great Art
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29. Like Yoda You Must Be
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Audience: Make them the hero of your story
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http://www.linkedin.com/influencers/20130917183126-172811-like-yodayou-must-be
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30. Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling Presented with Film Stills
from Pixar Films
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You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best and
fussing. Story is testing. Not refining.
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http://www.indiewire.com/article/pixars-22-rules-of-storytelling-presentedwith-film-stills-from-pixar-films
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31. The Art and Science of Storytelling
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People remember in terms of stories, while our transactive memory lives in
google
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http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131121165834-24136the-art-and-science-of-storytelling
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32. CliffsNotes to Storytelling in 2014
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Every Single Marketer Out there is a Story Teller
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http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/2013112617411210486099-cliffsnotes-to-storytelling-in-2014
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33. Infecting An Audience: Why Great Stories Spread
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Stories give us a short vacation from the troubles of our real lives
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http://www.fastcocreate.com/3020046/infecting-an-audience-why-greatstories-spread
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34. Some Trivias
Have fun
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35. Web History – A timeline
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Who coined Hypertext?
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http://webdirections.org/history/#3
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36. The History of the English Language, Animated
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Half Art and Half Instinct
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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/11/13/open-universityhistory-of-the-english-language-animated/
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37. BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS
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"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty
— a beauty cold and austere, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or
music." —Bertrand Russell
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http://vimeo.com/77330591
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38. Stephen Hawking's big ideas ... made simple
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Brief History of Time in 2.5 minutes!
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http://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2013/sep/19/stephen-hawkinghistory-time-simple-video
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39. 404 Pages That Are Worth the Error
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Seriously Funny!!
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http://mentalfloss.com/article/54288/16-404-pages-are-worth-error
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40. Wish you and everything around you a
glorious 2014 
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41. Honestly, I did not expect I could hold you till here.
Thanks for taking the time. I can be reached at
zunder.lekshmanan@gmail.com
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