On Wednesday evening, fans of Brainpickings.org came out in droves to see the popular blog's NYC-based founder Maria Popova get her brain picked by CultureBrain's Sharon Ann Lee. The event - appropriately tagged #CultureBrainPickings for the social media savvy crowd - featured an inspiring conversation between culture and trend analyst, Lee and interestingness hunter, Popova.
Enjoy these choice tweets from this special event:
Stage set for @brainpicker #culturebrainpickings conversation @culturebrain http://t.co/ua8ruB6sR9
— Maker City LA (@MakerCityLA) June 26, 2014
We're so glad to be here w/ other fans of @brainpickings Cheers to smart content curation. Thanks @culturebrain! pic.twitter.com/ZBkFCQ3Eu9
— Consensus Inc. (@ConsensusLive) June 26, 2014
"The keyword is effort." — @brainpicker #CultureBrain @MakerCityLA
— Diane Lindquist (@dianelindquist) June 26, 2014
"Human bonds are the greatest form of creative cultivation" @brainpicker
— Thas Naseemuddeen (@thaz7) June 26, 2014
Creative meditation is a daily practice. The process of writing is learning how to think. #aphorisms w @brainpicker & @CultureBrain
— Bettina Korek (@bettina_korek) June 26, 2014
'What really counts at the end of the day is kindness. Be a celebrator of things, not a critic' @brainpicker @CultureBrain salon
— Maker City LA (@MakerCityLA) June 26, 2014