Ness Labs
Systematic inventive thinking: the power of thinking inside the box
4 min · · When talking about creativity, many people will tell you: “Think outside the box!” The catchphrase is so common in management consulting and business environments, it has become a bit of a cliché.… · Shared by 2990, including Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Evan (he/him), shishir das, Touche Theories, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Mario Clemente, Mauro Toselli, Bernhard Huessy, Michael Carroll, Jessel Sookha, Gabriele, Liv 😷 💙, Matthias Lampe, Gregor B. Rosenauer
Farnam Street
The Observer Effect: Seeing Is Changing
4 min · · The act of looking at something changes it – an effect that holds true for people, animals, even atoms. Here’s how the observer effect distorts our world and how we can get a more accurate picture. · Shared by 221, including davidabrock, rohit, Scott Monty, Beate Jordaan, Michael Carroll, Doug Sundheim, Jason Lauritsen, Mark Kaigwa, Ines Bieler
Fast Company
Personal branding for people who hate personal branding
5 min · · Self-promotion might not come naturally for some, but less outgoing people can use their natural strengths to create an authentic online presence. · Shared by 1076, including Klaus Eck, L. Taylor Banks, Michael Musgrove, Daniel Schwarz, Kate Nasser, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे, Shawn Venasse, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg, Alexandra Wong, Michael Carroll, Ines Bieler, Stephanie A Kowalski, Brandon Uttley, Gabriele, Mayhem, Just Mayhem., André Borges, ross, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Thomas Power, Bernhard Huessy
johnpweiss.com
A Creative Guide to the New You
7 min · · Are you happy with yourself and the way you are? Or is there a nagging little voice deep within that's begging for change? I tried to ignore the nagging voice because change is hard. Change is… · Shared by 5, including Michael Carroll
Kevin Kelly
68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice
7 min · · Shared by 1496, including Julie Zhuo, Patrick Neeman, hiten.eth, Mike Davidson, Ryan Hoover, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, James Fallows, John Hagel, Satya Patel, Kevan Lee 👋, DHH, Patricia Churchland, Chris Fralic, OM, Kevin_Indig, swissmiss, Brian Roemmele, Daniel Pink, Henneke Duistermaat
Stratechery
Defining Information
8 min · · In a follow-up to Zero Trust Information, exploring the four types of information and how their value changes with time. · Shared by 103, including Ste Davies, Ben Thompson, Mark Kaigwa, Tom Connor, Johannes Lenz, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Michael Carroll, Nir Eyal, Jochen Burkhard, luis antónio santos, Scott Monty
The Guardian
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
20+ min · · We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health, and we need to learn to the hit the pause button · Shared by 1430, including Gabriele, Andreas Heer, Leo Babauta, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Dominik Grolimund, Harpreet Singh, John Battelle, Thomas Power, fernand0, Stefan Niemeyer, Mark Kaigwa, Ines Bieler, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Mark Little, Sachin Rekhi, Klaus Eck, Josep M. Ganyet, Katja Evertz, Jane, Liliane Ferrari ™
BuzzFeed News
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
Summary · 20+ min · · Some claim millennials are lazy and entitled – unable to do basic tasks that older adults have just gotten on with for years. Anne Helen Petersen, senior culture writer for Buzzfeed News, rejects those labels. Milllennials like herself, she argues, are merely trying their best to navigate trends like skyrocketing student loans and an underpaying, perk-free gig economy. Millennials will likely not be the only ones who feel that her insights and observations are almost painfully on the nose. · Shared by 1125, including Pamela J. Hobart, Mathew Ingram, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Kelsey Jones, hiten.eth, Chris Messina, Liliane Ferrari ™, Richard Gutjahr, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Anita Zielina, Brittany Berger, Tiago Forte, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Austin Kleon, Marie-José Kolly, Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting@chaos.social), Guy Kawasaki, Dao Nguyen, Adam Singer
Brain Pickings
Bloom: A Touching Animated Short Film about Depression and What It Takes to Recover the Light of Being
1 min · · How the warm rays of hope and healing enter the dark inner chamber of leaden loneliness through the unexpected cracks of kindness. · Shared by 256, including Dr. Helen Papagiannis, Ph.D., Michael Carroll, Shivam Soni, Yann “不停” Heurtaux @shalf@mastodon.social, Ayala Sherbow, Charles Duhigg, Rich
Aeon+Psyche
The voice of sadness is censored as sick. What if it’s sane?
12+ min · · We keep chasing happiness, but true clarity comes from depression and existential angst. Admit that life is hell, and be free · Shared by 360, including Timothy Lomauro, Faik Ersoy, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), Tauno, Michael Carroll, sarcastic_f, Rich, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Miguel Angel Escotet Ψ, fnord, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Lee Keyes, Brent Beshore