{"id":2578,"date":"2023-05-22T19:26:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T19:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/?p=2578"},"modified":"2023-05-22T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T19:31:24","slug":"on-immortality-the-external-retro-futurism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/on-immortality-the-external-retro-futurism","title":{"rendered":"On immortality, the external &amp; retro futurism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"article-beginning\">People like to ask about your plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat do you have planned for today, this weekend, this summer, the next five years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, though, it's better to have no plans. If today is a plan-less one for you, let this be your permission to enjoy it. Rest and appreciate the rare stretches of time where anything might happen, or nothing at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's what else on our minds today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">The work of Japanese illustrator, Hajime Sorayama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_clhWAAANwnN-693x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_clhWAAANwnN-693x1024.jpeg 693w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_clhWAAANwnN-203x300.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_clhWAAANwnN-768x1135.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_clhWAAANwnN.jpeg 812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cljWABIdzy0-759x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cljWABIdzy0-759x1024.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cljWABIdzy0-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cljWABIdzy0-768x1036.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cljWABIdzy0.jpeg 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cl8WAAEG5MN-2-718x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cl8WAAEG5MN-2-718x1024.jpeg 718w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cl8WAAEG5MN-2-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cl8WAAEG5MN-2-768x1096.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvI_cl8WAAEG5MN-2.jpeg 841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Right click an image or long press on mobile to add or share it to your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sorayama.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>See more illustrations by Hajime Sorayama \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">This quote from Susan Ertz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMillions long for immortality who don\u2019t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Highlight the text, including quotation marks, and right click to save this to your mind as a quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">This.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/external_internal-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/external_internal-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/external_internal-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/external_internal-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/external_internal-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/external_internal-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/external_internal.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Search any word appearing in this image to find it later in your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">This interview with inventor, Simone Giertz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a time when the term \u201ccreator\u201d is used loosely, Simone Giertz is an exception. She creates: robots and machines, a truck modified from a Tesla car, products, furniture and more, all through a humorous, lighthearted lens. That's on top of the YouTube videos she producers for an audience of almost 3 million followers. After following Simone's inventions for years, we've learned to expect the unexpected. So we were eager to learn what's been on her mind lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/into-the-mind-of-inventor-simone-giertz\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/into-the-mind-of-inventor-simone-giertz\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read the 2-minute interview \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Click the + button in your browser to save the article to read later within your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you enjoy the rest of your day, whatever you may or may not have planned for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People like to ask about your plans. \u201cWhat do you have planned for today, this weekend, this summer, the next five years?\u201d Sometimes, though, it&#8217;s better to have no plans. If today is a plan-less one for you, let this be your permission to enjoy it. 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