Inspiration from…Lego?

I recently stumbled upon a cool ad from Lego that really reminded me what it is like to be a child. I remember creating vast worlds  in my mind from the simplest toys. These days I find that kids are being stripped of the simplicity that fosters creativity and the openness  that inspires imagination. Video games are great examples of this. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always enjoyed my video games, but I was fortunate to grow up in a time where you control a character in an 8-bit game and the environment was up to you to imagine. Nowadays, the worlds and environments in these games are preconceived and are designed to remove all aspects of your imagination. This is why I appreciate Lego for staying true to their core business and continuously introducing products that help kids create their own worlds.
After digging deeper, I also found a post that has a long listing of Lego’s many inspirational ads. Check them out at the link below

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What Will Our Kids Never Know About?

I came across a very interesting list recently. It is 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About from Wired Magazine. It got me thinking…a lot, actually. I have come to realize that there are so many things have come and gone in my lifetime that no other generation after mine will be able to appreciate it!

Here are some of my favorite picks:

• The scream of a modem connecting.
• Rotary dial televisions with no remote control. You know, the ones where the kids were the remote control.
• That there was a time before ‘reality TV.’
• Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it’ll load this time.
• Using a stick to point at information on a wallchart
• Fax machines.
• Remembering someone’s phone number.
• Neat handwriting.
• Cash.

The world, as a whole, is moving forward at a rate that very few people appreciate. Just take a look at the Did You Know video below.

And one to lighten things up and put things into perspective. Louis CK’s take on these times:

The Point

My name is Mike.

I’m a lower level IT professional working for an IT Consulting firm. I’m living the life that my parents imagined for me when they decided to immigrate into Canada nearly 20 years ago. I graduated from university and joined the workforce like any normal young man would. The pay is decent and there’s always room to learn new things in this ever-evolving industry.  I figured this: If I work hard, put in more hours, obey stupid rules, and wait for someone to quit or get fired in order to move my way up the “ladder”, all of this might be worth it! Then,  if I repeat this cycle for another 10-15 years, devoting more and more of my life to a company I don’t care for, I might get that big promotion that I worked so hard for. I’ll finally be at the top!

…only to realize that now my hours are longer, my work is harder, I’m more stressed out than ever, and at the end of the day, I’m STILL someone else’s bitch!

That’s how I see the corporate life: routine, boring and full of false promises. So, like most people, I have other interests and aspirations. And today I am pleased to say that those other interests are what this blog is all about. I believe that everyone possesses a drive to try new things and live better lives, but I know that most people lack the motivation to act on that drive. They perpetually postpone living a full life or settle for watching someone else live it on TV.

The point of this is to have a destination for those who want useful inspiration and ideas on developing their personal life, discovering new things, thinking innovatively, traveling the world, staying fit, and freeing themselves from the trap of corporate life.

I will post as frequently as I can, and I welcome any suggestions on improving the blog. If you have any links to things that inspire you, please share them in the comments section.

I  hope you enjoy what I have to offer and I hope you share any interesting things with others.