weekly Go Flip Yourself

Discussing the long arc of tech; and why optimism.

- being connected to information; then being connected to people; then machines start to own the spaces

- social media is judging all the time

- we now gravitate toward technologies which are more isiolationist

• the act of handwriting is powerful

• mental model of your thoughts in space

• notebooks as the first sociel media (Netherlands back in 1600s)

• relationship between money and happiness

• how to manage money with your kids

• giving money to either taxes, kids or charities

• tha avalanche story: most important decisions of our lives are tiny, little, snap ones

• deep down: desire and need to impress other people

• respect for my body, respect for my relationships, respect for my family -- i don't wanna be fat, i wanna stay married, i wanna be there for my kids

• a willingness to speak the truth = the intent of this discussion is to discover the truth together

• a directional document that you can rely on (not to run in circles)

• self transcendance (latest right before Maslow died) -- it's all about love & relationship

• the royal society impact

• long lasting cultural impact

An ode to magazines:

• you're entering a universe that's only there

• convey a feeling, an amplitude, a point of view

• it's an opportunity for meaning-making

• what if Taylor Swift has a magazine?

• all this is hard (an essay, a song) it takes time

• the inward search for emotional truth; connecting with the source -- it's not about the money

• doing it for yourself is underrated these days

• celebrate the source, the art

• a deeper definition of music journalism: to do that well means: really caring; be in it; in that scene