We often hear the words addiction and detox used when discussing an individual’s use of tech. I’m very much on board with the work of Tristan Harris and the idea of identifying our mobile devices as a “slot machine in my pocket.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGx5n_CX72M Although I believe that impulsive or obsessive technology usage does have negative…
This post in Aeon magazine by Gloria Origgi, an Italian philosopher and a tenured senior researcher at CNRS suggests that we’re no longer in the information age, we should now be focused on reputation. This is an interesting glimpse into opportunities to use technology to provide insight and verification into claims made online. From the…
Some great insight from Evernote’s Taking Note blog on happiness, screentime, and balance in our lives. The post shares insight from Ellen Petry Leanse, author of The Happiness Hack. Some ideas of interest: First, we need to stop thinking about happiness as a single monolithic concept. There are different kinds of happiness — and some are more fulfilling and…
There is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. There is only accurate feedback.Ray Dalio Critiquing others is never easy. Feedback fanatics are also not crazy. Far too often we avoid direct, critical feedback even though it is one of the main reasons why individual and collective morale fail in a group or organization.…
Don’t worry about things. Don’t push. Just do your work and you’ll survive. The important thing is to have a ball, to be joyful, to be loving and to be explosive. Out of that comes everything and you grow. Ray Bradbury This Bradbury quote is a good way to start thinking about goals, objectives, and…
One of the challenges of social networks is that these platforms are meant to serve as the pipes that connect us with others digitally. Since many of us do not have one digital hub that we use as our online home, we use profiles on these networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, Mastodon) to assemble bits and…
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear as it is, infinite. – William Blake One of the major stumbling blocks to changing perceptions and awareness of the “truths” that we’ve manufactured is that we do not want to recognize that we are wrong or mistaken. Furthermore, we do not want to admit…
This past year, I was selected as one of the winners of the Divergent Award from the Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research. Normally, this would have us present a keynote at the conference in the Spring. But, COVID is derailing the plans for these events. To document the thinking of the award winners, we…
In The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle, he unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow’s leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture. Coyle identifies the three key elements that will allow you to develop your gifts and optimize your performance in sports, art, music, math, or just about anything. …
The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them — especially not from yourself. Daniel Dennett In Dennett’s book, Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking, he suggests that we need to build up our cognitive toolkit to help solve wicked problems. He expands on this in this interview in Brain Pickings.…