Archive for July, 2009

My Speech at The World Future Society

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Over the weekend I spoke at the World Future Society on a panel entitled “Youth Can Change the World”. I talked about how every young person can make an impact but that we need to change how we think about education in order to open up that possibility for more people.

The most difficult part of [...]

The Hedonic Treadmill

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Here is a provocative passage from Authentic Happiness, a book I recently finished and hope to blog more about.
Another barrier to raise a new level of happiness is the “hedonic treadmill” which causes you to rapidly and inevitably adapt to good things by taking them for granted. As you accumulate more material possessions and accomplishments, [...]

Thrashing Duck Syndrome

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Most people like to create the perception of having it all figured out. Most people have duck syndrome.
These are people who look calm on the surface but are paddling furiously just to stay afloat.
It’s important to be able to present yourself well, but I find the paddling much more interesting. How do you brush the [...]