Fishbird asks: what is the point of the work that you do? Your answer is the source of breakthrough.

The Love Competition

Valentine’s Day brings with it this pretty amazing video from Wholphin about the neurochemistry of how we love. Enjoy.

Linda Rottenberg: Get Crazy

Nice video from 99% with Linda Rottenberg, co-founder of Endeavor, about why being called ‘crazy’ is a compliment and how hanging out in the men’s bathroom creates breakthroughs.

Things Will Never Be the Same

Nice little snippet from an old Steve Jobs’ interview that says it all.

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Creative Mornings with Christoph Niemann

Another gem from Creative Mornings, this time with guest Christoph Niemann, Berlin-based illustrator and creative. Appreciate the humor.

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Joao Silva on the Human Spirit

Joao Silva is an award-winning war photographer and one of our personal heroes. Late last year, while on assignment in Afghanistan for the New York Times, he stepped on a land mine, blowing off the bottoms of both legs. Last weekend, he competed in the hand cycle competition of the New York City Marathon. It’s a true testament to the strength of the human spirit.

Anything is possible.

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Start Anywhere

From our friends over at The 99%, a great video to watch this weekend. Frans Johansson, author of the best-selling The Medici Effect, on pushing through failure and executing big ideas.

The key? Start anywhere.

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Dan Ariely Talks Shoes

Nice video from Big Think on employee motivation with MIT Behavioral Economics professor Dan Ariely. This falls right into Fishbird’s thinking. How do you innovate to motivate? As Zappos seems to have a grasp on, it’s bigger than a paycheck.

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