Economics of Human Energy

Thoughts about how money and human energy relate

Cost effective is the wrong way to think about value

As Brian Merchant argues in his book, Blood in the Machine , the rebellion was more nuanced than we realize, standing “not against technology per se but for the rights of workers above the inequitable profitability of machines.”

Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report

This is what abundant systems recognize. It’s not about the machines or the data, it’s about the humans. When we build abundantly, we ensure that everyone is taken care of, because that builds the best possible long-term future.

Getting found is about being findable.

Tina Mai • Kernel | Chaos Theory

Takes less energy to be found if you are findable. Less energy it takes, more likely to happen.

a community is more than just a group of like-minded people. it requires a shared emotional energy.

Case in point: communities share energy, companies share time

"There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way." - Thich Nhat Hahn

Happiness makes things easier

“Energy management beats time management.” ― Katherine Morgan Schafler

If this is true (I believe it is), why do companies focus on time management? Because it’s easier and time is shared, energy isn’t (at least, typically. But it can be if done properly…)

Creativity needs time to bloom

Similarly, I wonder whether the creator economy, as it matures, will resemble less of its original promise (a way for people to do the things they love), in favor of a “creator industrial complex.” Part of the problem is that creativity comes in fits and starts, and can’t always be tamed into a predictable routine. If you’re obligated to create... See more

Nadia Asparouhova • The creator economy

Creativity collapsing to productivity because money doesn’t know how to reward creativity

For better thinking, stop thinking.