Richard Donovan
richarddonovan.bsky.social
Richard Donovan
@richarddonovan.bsky.social
Independent Consultant | Estonia 🇪🇪 | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Creator of 5 Spheres of Business™ | Exploring the natural laws of building together | Strategy. Innovation. Synergy.
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Roughly 2,500 years ago, Laozi (Lao Tzu) - author of Tao Te Ching - understood the true relationship of humans with our global biosphere (ie. Nature) far more clearly than many people today.
April 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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April 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Today I’m opening up about some of my own challenges with stress and being over whelmed. I’ll also share a little know but perhaps powerful Taoist practice of water meditation it certainly transformed my life. #meditation #peace #stress
Empty Your Cup: The Ancient Taoist Secret to Modern Stress Relief
How emptying my mind of chaos created space forpurpose
medium.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Perhaps our ancestors understood something we’ve forgotten — that the true new beginning comes not when the calendar dictates, but when the earth herself awakens and the balance of light and dark creates the perfect conditions for new life to emerge.
Nature’s New Year: Why Spring Equinox Is When Hope Truly Springs Forth
Why hope blooms brighter now
medium.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Another woman doctor who wrote a book: Zēng Yì (1852-1927) wrote Collection from the House of Ancient Happiness (Gǔhuān Shì Jí) 曽懿《古歡室集》 (published in 1907, Qīng)
Historical Women Doctors: Zeng Yi
YouTube video by Lorraine Wilcox
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March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Do we go though natural cycles?
Why does Everything feel different (and sh*t)?
Throughout human history, we’ve observed patterns and cycles in everything from the changing seasons to economic booms and busts. These…
medium.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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CEOs of tech giants showing up at Trump's inauguration. Wealth isn't just cash; it's the freedom to choose your moves, your moments. Sometimes, that freedom's worth more than the dollars. #FreedomOverWealth #PowerOfChoice #TrueWealth
January 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Back in the days of punch cards, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and a software patch meant a piece of tape...🦖
January 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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It’s almost like designing cities around cars rather than people is bad in so many ways
Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.

Good trade.
January 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Happy Friday
January 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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qbiq AI Raises $16M to Meet Booming Demand for Automated Architectural Solutions

Αυτοματοποιημένες Αρχιτεκτονικές Λύσεις αρχικά για επαγγελματικά ακίνητα…

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#AI #PropTech #Architecture #RealEstate #EU #CRE #residential #property #housing
#RealEstateTech
qbiq AI Raises $16M to Meet Booming Demand for Automated Architectural Solutions
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January 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We used to dream of leaving a legacy perhaps a building or a park. Now our digital footprints fade like sandcastles, and even our grandchildren's photos will live on servers we can't touch. Legacy isn't what it used to be—maybe that's why we're all trying so hard to go viral instead of eternal.
January 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You can now embarrass yourself in real-time instead of just in writing on Substack
And somehow that's actually a good thing... 🎥

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Finally, a Video Feature for Those of Us Who Still Can't Figure Out Ring Lights
Look, I've spent approximately 47 years trying to nail the perfect Instagram aesthetic (spoiler: still waiting), so when I heard about Substack's new live video feature, I was both excited and…
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January 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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You can now embarrass yourself in real-time instead of just in writing on Substack
And somehow that's actually a good thing... 🎥

https://buff.ly/4jia9oq
Finally, a Video Feature for Those of Us Who Still Can't Figure Out Ring Lights
Look, I've spent approximately 47 years trying to nail the perfect Instagram aesthetic (spoiler: still waiting), so when I heard about Substack's new live video feature, I was both excited and…
buff.ly
January 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Really hope this doesn't cause the Streisand Effect and make people want to join PixelFed even more 😉
Meta is deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized, open source Instagram competitor that has had skyrocketing signups in recent days: www.404media.co/meta-is-bloc...
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."
www.404media.co
January 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Sir Keir Starmer will throw the weight of Whitehall fully behind AI in a bid to boost growth.

The Prime Minister is set to unveil his Government’s AI Opportunity Action Plan on Monday as he seeks to make Britain a world leader in the sector.
UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology
The Government is set to put more support into AI development in a bid to boost growth and cut costs.
www.independent.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The season has begun, jam or almond?
January 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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