I recently came across Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev—Indian yogi, mystic, visionary, and author of Inner Engineering. Who is Sadhguru? Sadhguru is often described as a contemporary guru, since he belongs to no particular tradition and incorporates …
Here’s to the Synthesizers: The Future Belongs to the Idea Connectors
"We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely." — E. O. …
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A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned from Sloww’s First 100 Posts
“Learning without doing is wasted.” — Derek Sivers Sloww just recently crossed the 100-post mark. Cue: celebratory music! It's a good reminder to pause—take a look in the rear-view mirror and reflect. This post is intended to be a jumping off …
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Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure
This is the third post in the 3-part series on busyness. You can read the other two posts here: Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses) Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America I've also recently …
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Why Busyness is the Current Status Symbol, According to Research
Yesterday's post summarized an important piece of busyness research: “Conspicuous Consumption of Time: When Busyness and Lack of Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol” Today, I'll distill the research a bit further and also include some additional …
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Thought Experiment: What if You Only Had a 15-Hour Workweek?
To see the definition of a thought experiment along with an example, check out this previous post: Experiences vs Things: A Thought Experiment on Spending Money. Lately, I've been going deep into research on busyness and asking questions like: …
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