Jay Matthews

Throughout history, people have risked death for the ability to share their ideas. Now almost everyone has unfettered access to the internet and most people are sitting there and thinking “eh, I’m good.” People will look back at us and wonder what the hell was wrong with us.

Never have so many people felt so unfulfilled in their career roles, and been so unsure what to do about it... This is a book for those who are looking for a job that is big enough for their spirit , something more than a ‘day job’ whose main function is to pay the bills.

Trends: thriving in the new world of work (annual review on org psych)

- key things changing around alt work arrangements

- fixed schedule, full-time work, at firm's place of business

- changing based on the kind of work 

- if people have control over: when they work, where they work, conditions in which contracts are solidified, can have different

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It is time to grieve and mourn the dead and believe in the power of renewal. If we do not embrace our grief, our sadness will come out sideways in unexpected forms of depression and violence.

In his book Escape from Freedom, philosopher and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argues that if man experiences freedom from authoritarian rule (e.g., government, religious institution) without exercising his freedom to express his individuality while integrating himself with the world, he will feel burdened with overwhelming feelings of loneliness,... See more

Getting the attention and the following is also wonderful, but all too often it changes the vibe. The more you grow, the less depth you can have with people. It becomes something that needs to be managed.

“Horror is something perfectly natural: the mind’s emptiness. A thought is taking shape, then suddenly it notices that there is nothing more to think. Whereupon it crashes to the ground like a figure in a comic strip who suddenly realizes that he has been walking on air.”