The Queensland floods forced a decision on what I should do with my music CDs. Market projections suggest the medium only has a few years remaining before CDs go the way of cassettes and LPs. When we look at what really matters in life, is that such a bad thing?
Recent videos of chance encounters with starlings, eagles and whales highlight a growing global population and the increased capture of that population on video. Will the amassing of recorded history remove the need for faith? Or will the volume of knowledge make us humbly realise that we can never know all there is to know?
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Literal blog post introduction: There are lots of social media sites. I categorised a few. I joined some. Read this if you’re interested. Click some links. Smile.
Habit Seven proposes that the four areas of physical, mental, spiritual and social renewal should be planned and integrated. Far from having all the answers, I explore what may be the most difficult habit from a personal perspective.
I attended an evening launch of Dreamworld’s new BuzzSaw ride last week. Spinning around at 105 kmh, I calmly considered the innovation necessary to get me in the seat. As I stumbled away on shaking legs, I asked the question: “Is innovation all about big exciting rides, or is there more?” The look on my face during the event also reminds me that innovation is not for the faint of heart.
It is usually the player who determines whether a game is boring. After five months of playing, I find it is Foursquare that makes such a judgement on the player’s life. I have also discovered how meaningless that judgement really is.
Every man invents a story for himself – which he often, and with great cost to himself – takes to be his life. ~Max Frisch, 1972
Our stories define for us meaning and identity, or so proposes the viewpoint of narrative psychology. This is something to consider as we share our lives in the open forum of social media.
A few days off work and I finally finish a project I started three years ago. I hope my angry beaver singing Dam that River by Alice in Chains makes you smile, even as you consider what it is we do to this planet of ours.
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From music to blog posts, I fear we may get to a point when it has all been done before. I reflect on how our all-knowing Internet both informs us of our irrelevance and forever captures our significance.
Synergy happens when an end result is greater than the sum of each contributing part. If you are looking for fulfilment in your day job, you will find synergy to be critical in three areas: project teams, work / life balance, and alignment of your personal values with your commercial efforts. If you are looking to make a difference in your organisation, it is my hope that you may also find synergy with this blog post.
