Category Archives: Carrot Life Lenses
The scale of the universe by Cary Huang (a practice playground for Mountains & Carrots)
A fun, interactive site, this website allows you to see, in multiple perspectives, the scale of the universe. Don’t forget to scroll in & out to change your perspective & click to find out more about an object. Scrolling out … Continue reading
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Tagged carrot lens, cary huang, mountain lens, perspective
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A different perspective on play, thanks to Fred Rogers
Wise words from the wise & adorable Fred Rogers. What do you think of when you think of play? A Mountain Life Lens™ might think of the big picture / how to relax on the whole, while a Carrot Life … Continue reading
Rarely are things so clear cut (or funny) as this pie chart
Perspective is an elusive thing. What’s clear to you, may be fuzzy to me. What’s obvious to me may be a huge mud puddle to you. Rarely are things so clear as this pie chart. The view from a Mountain … Continue reading
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Tagged carrot lens, mountain lens, perspective, pie chart
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Warning: reflections in this mirror may be distorted by socially constructed ideas of beauty
Our reflections, what we take in & process from our external world, are wildly distorted. Period. End stop. After all, in the Victorian era, plucking a woman’s upper hairline, in order to give one a large forehead, was considered beautiful. … Continue reading
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Divergent & diverse thinking produces magic in the form of rice fields
My good friend Dolly Hopkins passed the following blog post onto me about these incredible rice fields in Japan. Beyond stunning, they are a testament to diverse & divergent ways of thinking. The incredible attention to detail is a gift … Continue reading
Adde Adesokan’s triptych photos & the stories they tell
My attention was recently caught & held by the triptych photos of Adde Adesokan. He’s known for taking three part photos that capture the story of a person. The picture above is not by him btw but rather Evoo73 (Adde’s … Continue reading
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Tagged adde adesokan, perspective, triptych
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What lumps & bumps are under your pillow? Their source may surprise you
This video made me laugh out loud. (Take a minute to watch it & then report back.) What are the lumps & bumps under your pillow? aka what are the things that are flying slightly under your radar? Here’s the … Continue reading
Talking snakes tell us loads about perspective & our worldview
I love this Speedbump comic because it so elegantly points out how one person's perspective can seem 'normal, natural and right' and yet that very same perspective can seem 'abnormal, unnatural and wrong' to someone else. Like religion. Like politics. … Continue reading
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Tagged adam and eve, carrot lens, head life lens, heart lens, intuition, mountain lens, perspective, politics, religion, worldview
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What’s odd about these oddfellows?
I picked up this postcard from the same-named restaurant when I was out with some good pals in Seattle. Do you think these fellows are odd? How do you think they’d view you? It’s all a matter of perspective. What’s … Continue reading
We leak our Life Lenses™ – even with our computer bags
My partner and I both got new computer bags recently. This required transferring stuff from one bag to another. My (Carrot Life Lens™) approach: gleefully I dove into finding new homes for my things, creating new systems, organizing and tucking … Continue reading