Seth Godin - And it bends toward justice
In all the turmoil and focus on newsworthy negativity, it can be hard to remember that over the long haul it "bends to justice".
Revisionist History Podcast
Absolutely devoured this first season of Malcolm Gladwell's podcast. Gladwell retells the stories of historic events because sometimes the true message doesn't make it into the history books. He is - of course - a great storyteller, but he is also quite outspoken!
Wired - Time might only exist in your head
“A faraway corner of the universe might be moving future to past. But the moment humans point a telescope in that direction, time conforms to the past-future flow.” Weird right? Just dive in (the physics in it is kept simple).
Jason Fried - A mistake is just a moment in time
The Navajo didn’t fix weaving errors in their rugs. They didn’t think it the best thing to do. The mistakes weren’t intentional. What was intentional was the desire not to go back and fix them. Don’t dwell on your mistakes. Learn and go on.
Thiago R. Pinto - Our changing relationship with music and its new practical function
The way we consume music has changed. Sure. But they way our relationship with music has changed is underestimated if you believe the reports by the music industry. Music is no longer a reflection of our identity. It’s a reflection of what we do.
Sean Blanda - The Other Side is not Dumb
What if we assumed that the other side also has their reasons for acting the way they do. Valid reasons. “We cannot consider ourselves ‘empathetic’ only to turn around and belittle those that don’t agree with us.” Our reactions to the Brexit anyone? If you can’t make their point for them, you don’t truly grasp the issue. (thanks Arnout for the find)
Mark Manson - The Virtue of Doubt
As a doubter, I’m of course naturally drawn to the title of this article. I like the term “super belief”: A belief that is always true and re-enforces itself. Besides that these beliefs somewhat annoy me, Mark posits that they’re actually dangerous. So keep on doubting! Whether this all is true or not, I don’t know yet.
Ryan Holiday - The Real Reason We Need to Stop Trying to Protect Everyone’s Feelings
Yes, him again. He warns us about trying to be overly politically correct. Not hurting everyone’s feelings sounds like a good idea. Or at least a well-intended one. But, since there is always somebody who could possibly be hurt, it’s a slippery slope. Following its reasoning, it leads to censorship and limits freedom of speech. And, a more empowering way to protect someone, is to let them make their own decision to be offended or not.
Ian MacKenzie - Interstellar and the End of Time
Eisenstein samen (zie vorige nieuwsbrief). Nu hebben wij westerlingen best een knip en klaar beeld van tijd. Gister, vandaag, morgen. In die volgorde. In Interstellar spelen ze hier nogal mee. Er lijken 5 dimensionale wezens te zijn die de tijd kunnen besturen.
Chris Corrigan - The complex world is hard
Chris Corrigan is een Art of Hosting practitioner. Hij helpt bedrijven omgaan met complexiteit en de onzekerheid die daarbij komt kijken. Hij beschrijft hier mooi wat klanten graag willen hebben: het antwoord, de zekerheid, een strategie. De dingen die het gevoel van controle geven. In plaats daarvan levert hij z’n klanten tools om om te gaan met de onzekerheid van complexiteit.
Nora Bateson - An Ecology Of Mind (video)
De film over Gregory Bateson en hoe hij denkt. Dat niks los te zien is van de connecties die het heeft met andere dingen. En dat dingen dus niet zijn wat ze op zichzelf zijn maar voor iedereen anders. En laten we van elkaar leren hoe we iets zien! Hij is te huur/koop op Vimeo. Stiekem hier.
Frederic Laloux - Reinventing Organizations
Briljante dude. Heeft een boek geschreven waar hij 12 succesvolle bedrijven (waaronder Nederlands trots Buurtzorg) onderzoekt die een nieuw 5e organisatie paradigma hanteren. Zijn boek is ook te downloaden met een pay-what-feels-right optie. Nadat je het gelezen hebt bepaal je wat het je waard vond!