Social media makes it easy to be both dissatisfied and to have a mission at the same time: Make everyone happy.
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It's "User" not "Youser"
In her book titled "Different", Youngme Moon explains that, paradoxically, when we try to capture our company’s strengths on paper, “there is a natural inclination for folks in the competitive set to focus on eliminating differences rather than accentuating them.”
The Pleasure/Happiness Gap
Pleasure is short-term, addictive and selfish. It's taken, not given. It works on dopamine.
Happiness is long-term, additive and generous. It's giving, not taking. It works on serotonin.
Both are cultural constructs. Both respond not only to direct, physical inputs (chemicals, illness) but more and more, to cultural ones, to the noise of comparisons and narratives.
Human Measurements Must Consider Complexity Theory
Your DNA is virtually identical to that of the hordes that accompanied Ghengis Khan, as well as most Cro-Magnon cavemen--pass one on the street and you wouldn't be able to tell that he's different from you. The reason you don't act the way they did is completely the result of culture, not genes.
Today is: knowing what you're talking about.
Glibness is a disease that's particularly virulent in Silicon Valley, politics, entertainment and the executive suite. Someone has an insight (or gets lucky) and then amasses power. Surrounded by more than they're willing to understand, they substitute the glib statement, the smirk, the cutting remark. They turn everything into a status-fueled professional wrestling match.
Today is: investing in you.
Jessica Higgins provides a list of essential reading and podcasts to transform your idle time into personal development. Jessica Higgins is COO of Gapingvoid Culture Design Group based in Miami Florida with clients worldwide. She currently resides in Southern California and can by found on social media, or at gapingvoid.com. Her company's list of clients include LinkedIn, Microsoft, Rackspace, L'Oreal, US Bank and many others.