Jay Matthews
@jaymatthews
Aspiring corporate anthropologist, investment ecologist, & data psycho-analyst; Workaholic in remission
Jay Matthews
“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.”
ECW Press • A Sorrow Beyond Dreams
Fun is a feeling, not an activity, there's an element of serendipity: easy to recognise (illuminated from within)
- visceral sense of lightne
ss and joy (radiant)
Catherine Price • Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life
Maria Popova reflects on the different worlds of Lightman's book, describing the different ways in which different worlds relate to time.
The Marginalian • Einstein’s Dreams: Physicist Alan Lightman’s Poetic Exploration of Time and the Antidote to the Anxiety of Aliveness – The Marginalian
The Response Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency of a gift economy, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange, their energy concentrating as they pass from hand to hand, a truly renewable resource.
Emergence Magazine • The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance – Robin Wall Kimmerer
energy same, details different (venn diagram)
1. playfulness: guard down, not protected, light-hearted
2. connection: shared experience, another person involved
3. flow: engaged and focused, lose track of time, in the zone
Catherine Price • Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life
We have been living a myth. We have constructed a dream. We have cajoled and seduced ourselves into believing we are the center of all things; with plants and other sentient beings from ants to lizards to coyotes and grizzly bears, remaining subservient to our whims, desires, and needs. This is a lethal lie that will be seen by future generations a... See more
Terry Tempest Williams • The Pall Of Our Unrest
On the workshop: The low teacher-student ratio (4:16), the deliberate cultivation of community, the concentration on fun, the valuing of personal experience, the adaptability of staff and the open acceptance of differences among and between students contributed to an inclusive and diverse learning environment — an ideal teaching environment, one wi... See more
David Wright • Just a moment...
Creativity can be observed only in the interrelations of a system made up of three main parts. The first of these is the domain, which consists of a set of symbolic rules and procedures. The second component of creativity is the field, which includes all the individuals who act as gatekeepers to the domain. It is their job to decide whether a new i... See more
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Network effect: occurs when a product or service becomes more valuable to users as more people use it (also known as: demand-side economies of scale)
- create barriers to exit for existing users and barriers to entry for new companies
- protect software companies from competitors eating away at their margins
- can help create or tip winner-take-all marke