>> Experience your salad in HD! Francis Lam’s got lots colorful ideas on how to never make the same-old, same-old salad again — like this interesting tidbit about salt: “The word “salad” comes from “salt.” Really. I defer to history and tradition in certain matters, and seasoning my salads with salt is absolutely one of them; just a touch brightens all the flavors, like vegetables in HD.”

>> Think brilliant thoughts — by refusing to make thoughts about money and disputes the top idea in your head. That what Paul Graham advises to ensure that you keep having brilliant ideas while taking a shower or otherwise just letting your thoughts drift. How to do this? Writes Paul: “I’ve found I can to some extent avoid thinking about nasty things people have done to me by telling myself: this doesn’t deserve space in my head.” So stop stressing about those troll-y comments or clickthrough rates on your blog’s ads!

>> Get out of the car and enjoy the sunny day. That’s not exactly a new idea, but the photographs of L.A.’s smoggy history were new to me. Wired’s got photos of SoCal’s smog from the 1940s through the 1960s — including the first bad one in 1943:

In the middle of World War II, Los Angeles residents believe the Japanese are attacking them with chemical warfare. A thick fog that makes people’s eyes sting and their noses run has taken hold of the city…. As residents would later find out, the fog was not from an outside attacker, but from their own vehicles and factories.

Photo of salad made with Vital Zuman Organic Farm‘s produce

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