{"id":41657,"date":"2023-11-19T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41657"},"modified":"2023-11-16T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:46:31","slug":"maintenance-of-everything-best-nail-clipper-how-to-title-your-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/maintenance-of-everything-best-nail-clipper-how-to-title-your-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance: of Everything\/Best nail clipper\/How to Title Your Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\"><em>Sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Better maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m enjoying Stewart Brand\u2019s newest book which is about&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/books.worksinprogress.co\/\">Maintenance: of Everything<\/a><\/em>. However, the book is not done yet. Stewart is posting drafts of chapters as he writes them in a way that solicits feedback from readers. So not only can you read the book early, you can&nbsp;<em>influence<\/em>&nbsp;the book, as many readers have already. Everything, from your car to your local town, needs to be maintained, but is often neglected, so this book has something useful and pertinent for everyone in making maintenance more exciting. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Best compact nail clipper<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their small size,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/victorinox-clipper\">Victorinox\u2019s compact, fold-up nail clipper<\/a>&nbsp;delivers a powerful cut, with extremely sharp blades that require minimal force. If you have only ever used cheap drug store nail clippers, this will surprise you. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Advice on writing titles\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This advice on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artbusiness.com\/artists-how-to-title-your-art-pointers-guidelines.html?mc_cid=b532da8169&amp;mc_eid=cbf4b547a1\">How to Title Your Art<\/a>&nbsp;is written for gallery artists, but I think it\u2019s useful for anyone who writes titles or headlines. The most interesting takeaways for me are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Think of titles like keywords. What kinds of words do you use when talking the work? These types of words are excellent starting points for titles.<\/li><li>Titles should save time. A title gives them a starting point, a reason to slow down and take a closer look.<\/li><li>Good titles help people to recognize what may not be immediately obvious. Titles help viewers see what you want them to see.<\/li><li>Unusual words or word combinations tend to attract more interest and attention than ordinary ones.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 CD&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Daily inspiration in your inbox<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geniuswisdom.club\/\">Genius Wisdom<\/a>&nbsp;is a daily newsletter I don\u2019t mind invading my inbox. Each issue highlights a \u201clegendary thinker\u201d with practical tips and tasks for applying their genius vision to your own life. It\u2019s a good daily motivator. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Best geology overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Often science documentaries these days are fluffy with wiz-bang graphics, slick re-enactments, endless repetitions, and fancy hosts, but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46ay7KA\">Doug\u2019s Geology Journal<\/a>, a series on Amazon Prime, has none of those. Doug is a regular-guy geologist who draws his own graphics with pencil, and carries his own camera as he trudges across the landscape, giving the big picture of what has happened to shape the land, and how that shapes the culture on it. He gives you the right level of details, at the exact place on the land, which makes the big picture visible. He\u2019s my favorite geology teacher. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Public speaking for non-professionals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Seth Godin&#8217;s advice for the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/seths.blog\/2023\/11\/the-amateur-presenter\/\">Amateur Presenter<\/a>\u201d is excellent advice if you ever find yourself called to give a public talk. Seth says focus on passion and purpose rather than professional polish. It&#8217;s natural to be nervous, particularly if you&#8217;re not a seasoned presenter \u2014 don&#8217;t apologize for it. Having something interesting to say is more important than perfect delivery. Instead of trying to engage everyone in the room, find one person who seems receptive to your message and speak as though you&#8217;re having a conversation with them. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo &#8211; issue #384<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41658,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41657\/revisions\/41658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}