..if Star Wars had Facebook, statuses might have looked like this..
brooklyner curatorial
“This may come as a surprise: professionals whose livelihood depends on being able to travel the globe and decode the nuances of what they experience suffer from culture shock. Everyone is susceptible. It can impact an individual researcher’s ability to function in their role, significantly affects team dynamics and can continue to resonate long after returning home.
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There are many factors that can hasten the onset of culture shock including: feeling out of control - particularly when it comes to food, hygiene and language; personal insecurity issues; limited prior experience of other cultures; illness and low levels of energy - something that is often exacerbated by jetlag; significantly poor quality accommodation and/or working environment; feeling separated from friends, family and professional network. In addition the corporate researcher often has to contend with the everyday stresses of working for a large organisation such as the cyclical job insecurity that comes from yet another reorganization - working out whether there is a new position is a bitch when you’re a couple of mountain ranges away from cellular connectivity and 10 time-zones away from the decision makers.
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Once you are in the field the easiest way to reduce the likelihood of culture shock is to foster a strong sense of camaraderie across the entire team…
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“ Siegel et al. have made a fundamental advance in revealing how the brain manages to keep multiple things in mind in our working (short term) memory system. ”
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“When new dancers come to work for my company, I tell them, ‘This is it’. In other words, this is as good as it gets. They’re here to do their life’s best work, they’re not here just to fill time until WHAT THEY REALLY WANT TO DO comes along. And I only work with dancers who can sincerely operate at that level.”
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We’ve all been there. You know you’re capable of doing great things, being in “The Zone”, but every external marker out there indi ca tes otherwise– that you’ll never get to do the “life’s best work” that you’re capa ble of. That your career will be nothing but drud gery and abuse, in exchange for what seems an inc rea singly meager paycheck.
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THE RACKED 38: 5 BK stores make the cut!
Racked NY has published their guide to the stores that best define shopping in this city. Five Brooklyn stores made the cut. Two of my all-time favorites (Fred Flare, Bird) made the list. Oak’s Manhattan store made the list, but there is also an outpost in Brooklyn. Interestingly, all of the Brooklyn stores on the list are in Williamsburg. I’m sure the other neighborhoods should’ve gotten more love, but at least this way, you can do a neighborhood walking tour of the Racked 38, Brooklyn section. Here are the Brooklyn stores that made the cut, along with Racked’s descriptions:
Fred Flare (131 Meselore Ave.)
The perfect stocking stuffer and gag gift e-shop finally opened a brick and mortar location; it just happens to be out in Greenpoint. If you make the trip however, you’ll be rewarded with Fred Flare’s huge variety of fun and funky, irresistible impulse buys. Best part: Buying a basketful of Flare goods won’t exactly break the bank.
Sprout Home (44 Grand St.)
In the unlikeliest of places—near the waterfront in Williamsburg—find New York City’s most beautiful garden shop. Rife with lush ferns and exotic orchids,cacti for black thumbs, a finely curated selection of giftwear, and an interesting array of cut flowers, the shop is tended by expert staff who can help with flower arranging (or the daunting task of landscaping a backyard). And, even if you have absolutely no interest in flora, just stop in and wait for your heart rate to slow. Seriously, this place is like therapy.
The Future Perfect (115 N 6th St)
You won’t find high design in a friendlier atmosphere than at this home goods shop, which focuses on the fun, unpretentious side of hyper-modern furniture and housewares. And while the prices are hefty, the browsing is free (and, as far as we can tell, actively encouraged.) They’ve just opened a second shop in Manhattan, but this one has been around since 2003, making it an elder statesman on the N. 6th shopping strip.
Bird (203 Grand St.)
Jennifer Mankins’ Brooklyn mini-empire has three outposts, but the Burg location is the biggest. The big, warm, LEED-certified space carries Alexander Wang, Isabel Marant, Rag & Bone, and other designers so of-the-moment that if you only shopped there for the rest of your life, you’d still look hip.
Beacon’s Closet (88 N. 11th St)
This isn’t the cheapest resale shop in the city, and it might not be the biggest, but we’re pretty sure it’s the best. The wide selection encompasses everything from no-name 70s vintage to $40 DVF wrap dresses, and the music and the people-watching are both always top-notch
Woodley & Bunny ( Driggs Ave)
We’ve had mixed results at the salon, but the apothecary in front is a wonderland of beautifully-packaged products, from RGB nail polish to Malin + Goetz body wash to candles that smell so good you want to eat them.
Oak (28 Bond St made the list, but the Bklyn outpost is at 208 N. 8th St)
Arguably the spot for cutting edge designers—think Acne, Henrik Vibskov, and Surface To Air—Oak is something of a trendsetter haven. This is where you head for something black, something leather, and something new.
one of my favorite things about NYC is the way they light the empire state building based on themes.
merry christmas everyone
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