1. The Best Business Books Of 2012: Find Fulfillment, Get Productive, And Create Healthy Habits [2]
Fast Company
Itching for a good read? Up your business IQ with the most innovative and enlightening business books of the year.

2. On Sale At Last: Twine, Your Gateway To The Internet Of Things [3]
Co.Design
Twine aims to twist your natural world with the interactive through easy programming. What's crazier, is that it just might work.

3. Walmart's Evolution From Big Box Giant To E-Commerce Innovator [4]
Fast Company
Walmart is looking to become, well, less like Walmart. Might the world's largest retailer create a decent shopping experience for its customers?

4. University Of California Rebrands Itself With Surfer Charm [5]
Co.Design
University of California looks to rebrand itself with its best asset--the ocean?

5. Lessons For 2013: Business Wisdom From Airbnb To Zappos [6]
Fast Company
Start the new year right! Fast Company compiles the top business advice for 2013.

6. Punk Rock Branding: How Bruce Pavitt Built Sub Pop In An Anti-Corporate Nirvana [7]
Co.Create
Tyler Gray on the beginnings of Nirvana and the grunge rock movement.

7. 7 Gifts For Your Favorite Tech Geek [8]
Co.Design
Great tech gifts for the lovable nerd in your life.

8. A 35-Mile Laser Rainbow Illuminates New York As A Memorial To Sandy’s Victims [9]
Co.Exist
Artist Yvette Mattern aims to instill hope in those affected by hurricane Sandy by lighting up the sky.

9. Infographic: Watch NYC Get Buried Under Its CO2 Emissions [10]
Co.Design
Need a little incentive to change your habits? Check out this graphic of NYC's smothering emissions.

10. Does Creativity Come With A Price? New Insight On Creatives And Mental Illness [11]
Co.Create
This study links creativity and instability. The highest correlation...writers.

Check out our favorite stories from around the web this week.

1. Her Idea: An Illustrated Allegory about Procrastination and the Creative Process [12]
Brain Pickings
Imaginative illustrations tell the all too familiar story of creative procrastination.

2. Reimagining Buildings Of The Past With The Materials Of The Future [13]
PopSci
Architectural experts weigh in on how we could improve some of our most famous buildings.

3. Watch Mitt Romney's Facebook Fan Count Drop Every Time You Hit "Refresh" [14]
Slate
Feeling sadistic? Watch Mitt Romney fade into obscurity on Facebook.

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