Jay Matthews

@jaymatthews

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

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As I see it then, the formula runs something like this: a man must choose a path which will let his ABILITIES function at maximum efficiency toward the gratification of his DESIRES. In doing this, he is fulfilling a need (giving himself identity by functioning in a set pattern toward a set goal), he avoids frustrating his potential (choosing a path... See more

Russell Max Simon • Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life

We need to understand and accept that this is the psychological reality we are working with —and we need to embrace the work of changing it for the better

Gena Gorlin • The quest for psychological perfection

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

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

Thus “The Simultaneous City,” with texts spanning from about 1909 to 1915, explores the technological myths of the modern city that are archetypal to the Futurist imagination: new machines that abolish distance and modify our senses, new simultaneous perceptions of the street, the crowd, and nightlife, the dynamic clash of competing forces, and the... See more

Laura Wittman • Futurism: An Anthology (2009)

Adam Grant and Samir Nurmohamed Grant shows how Brad bird united his team by rallying against a common enemy. The enemy in this case was the outside expectation that they would fail. Samir Nurmohamed expands on this with Adam: In a study with job seekers who had faced discrimination in their careers, Samir randomly assigned some of them to tell a... See more

Adam Grant • The creative power of misfits

Constructivism invites us to approach the object in a radical spirit of openness to its potential for new and richer meaning. It is an invitation to reinterpretation. This is a powerful challenge to traditions of learning that have long focussed on the effective mastery of prior knowledge. This could be pertinent for Startupy's re-curation... See more

David Wright • Just a moment...

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Khufu • A Web3 Blueprint

Any experience of love holds within it a dimension of dependence. In fact, dependence is an essential ingredient of connection. But it’s a producer of terrific anxiety, because it implies that the one we love wields power over us. This is the power to love us, but also to abandon us. Fear—of judgment, of rejection, of loss—is embedded in romantic... See more

Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity

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