Jay Matthews
@jaymatthews
Aspiring corporate anthropologist, investment ecologist, & data psycho-analyst; Workaholic in remission
Jay Matthews
But underlying these facts is an assumption that trees are commodities.Underlying these facts is a human view of time.As the forests shift, can we find opportunities to shift our own understanding?As the trees are pulled into the new patterns of a warming planet, can we learn to embark on our own migration—our own pilgrimage—a journey that slows us... See more
Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder • They Carry Us With Them: The Great Tree Migration – Emergence Magazine
fun is the distillation o
f life's energy
Catherine Price • Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life
“The tenant’s visiting card is his window-pane.”
ECW Press • A Sorrow Beyond Dreams
On Hiring: look for these 4 qualities, the rest can be taught
- Very deep love for learning: love learning and will do it for free, being intellectually curious
- Incredible work ethic: can test for this
- Investing is an EQ business not an IQ business, about mental flexibility: persistence and grit: beaten down and pucked in the face, seen hardship, come
Invest like the Best • Internet Scale Businesses
Comprehensive overview for businesses covering (almost) everything pertaining to solutions, from business models, to data flows, to journey mapping, to continuous integration. This is a great start for anyone looking to start a business or brush up on some core ideas for success.
Exploring the problem space: a guide to building the right solution
Alright, I thought. Writing is about working harder and faster than everyone else. It’s about overwhelming the world with the sheer volume of words you can churn out. It’s about hitting wordcounts and it’s definitely about making fun of anyone that mentions “writer’s block.” ... I loved writing and I was doing what they said you have to do if you... See more
Daniel Southwell • The Art of Writing a Novel Slowly
An interview with the translators of Rilke's Letter to a Young Poet. This interview covers our relationships with others, with ourselves, and to the earth. From 120 years ago, some of Rilke's notions are still concepts we are unpacking and can continue to sit with. How should we love? How should we sit with the uncertainty of the future? How can we... See more
On Being • Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows — ‘What a world you’ve got inside you.’ | The On Being Project
As I said, to put our faith in tangible goals would seem to be, at best, unwise. So we do not strive to be firemen, we do not strive to be bankers, nor policemen, nor doctors. WE STRIVE TO BE OURSELVES.
Russell Max Simon • Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life
Only then can we begin the work of restoration, respecting the generations to come as we clear a path toward cooling a warming planet.This will be our joy.