Jay Matthews
@jaymatthews
Aspiring corporate anthropologist, investment ecologist, & data psycho-analyst; Workaholic in remission
Jay Matthews
To survive, any society requires moral legitimization. The philosophy of liberal individualism serves to legitimize capitalism because it espouses ideals that suggest that all human rights and needs are respected under its terms. If it were generally recognized that capitalism is a system of dominance and exploitation that requires the enrichment... See more
Gary B. Walls • Just a moment...
design and
1.start with existing centers or create strong ones that harmonize with the environment
Sarah Perry • Deep Laziness
Perfection: Aristotelian concept of perfection as “potential fully actualized” ; as excellence in the exercise of one’s capacities and the realization of one’s carefully chosen ideals... human beings are fully actualised when they are functioning as builders.
Gena Gorlin • The quest for psychological perfection
“Working with the brown ash is very sacred for me,” says Richard. “For one thing, it’s very spiritual. When I’m working on a basket, I’m using something that’s very sacred to all the Wabanaki people. Our creation story is that the Creator put Glooscap on the Earth, and the Earth was barren, and Glooscap created the trees and the grass and also... See more
Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder • They Carry Us With Them: The Great Tree Migration – Emergence Magazine
how to have more fun:
1. focus on the ingredients: playfulness, connection, and flow
2. reduce distractions
3. increase connection by interacting more with others
1. step by step by step
4. find opportunities to rebel
1. playful deviance: break rules of responsible adulthood
5. prioritize it: make it a priority
1. carve out time in schedule
2. treat
... See moreCatherine Price • Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life
Because desire is to own the wanting. That’s one way of looking at it. And in order to own something, there needs to be a sovereign self that is free to choose and, of course, feels worthy of wanting and feels worthy of receiving. That’s why desire is so intimately connected with a sense of self-worth.
The On Being Project • Esther Perel — The Erotic Is an Antidote to Death
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
... See moreGretchen Spreitzer • Necessary Conversation with Gretchen Spreitzer- Thriving at Work
Psychological-mindedness (the propensity to take responsibility for one’s problems and to look within oneself for the solutions) is considered by many to be an important criterion for analyzability. Historically, these criteria have operated to exclude many who might otherwise have seemed to be potential beneficiaries of psychoanalytic treatment.... See more