Jay Matthews

@jaymatthews

Aspiring corporate anthropologist, investment ecologist, & data psycho-analyst; Workaholic in remission

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Perhaps if one is pessimistic about the future, it is that much more important to embrace Future Self-Continuity, however paradoxically, because acting with the interests of the future in mind may the best way to make a future worth living in.

Edge • Edge.org

That self-connection shared is a measure of the joy which know myself to be capable of feeling, a reminder of my capacity for feeling.

Audre Lorde • Audre Lorde reads Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic As Power (FULL Updated)

Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life

ted.com

Human Flourishing and Fun (design concept)

Platform durability: wide range of apps with low revenue concentration

Creator Economics: convert users to creators then retain and increase engagement

Growth Flywheel: virtuous cycle where more creation drives more revenue and a better product

Rex Woodbury • The Building Blocks of Tech

We know that in markets and industries where there is a score, people do improve, and markets are efficient. For example, in sales, it's very clear what a good day is, it's very clear what a bad day is, and people are motivated to improve. You can measure who's great and who's not. If there's someone junior on the team who's really good, they're

Daniel Gross • Finding Undiscovered Talent

I look at it, certainly, inside relationships and how we reconcile these two fundamental needs that often spring from different sources and pull us in different directions. And I also think that love and desire belong, a little bit, to both of these sets of human needs, as well. So they relate, and they also conflict. And herein lies the mystery

Krista Tippett • Esther Perel — The Erotic Is an Antidote to Death

The desire for fulfilling work — a job that provides a deep sense of purpose, and reflects our values, passions and personality — is a modern invention. … For centuries, most inhabitants of the Western world were too busy struggling to meet their subsistence needs to worry about whether they had an exciting career that used their talents and... See more

Maria Popova • How to Find Fulfilling Work

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... See more

David Wright • Just a moment...

The ' Andy's working notes ' site is a generative space and a rabbit hole all of its own. It tends towards hyper-text maximalism and it is constantly changing and evolving as he adds more, so by the time you read this, there might be entirely new insights to add to the highlights!