I’ve long been a big fan of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. If you haven’t come across it before, it’s worth checking out. Every now and again there’s some great nuggets of wisdom shared.
Luckily there’s a bunch of YouTube videos that capture this, and below are a selection of my favourite. The titles are pretty self explanatory 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOBT-TVAhM4
N.B. This post is me trying to put into longer form my understanding, and belief, in the ideas expressed in the We’re Living in the Matrix video with Joe Rogan and Thomas Campbell. It’s a little out there and random, but I like to play with ideas.
It seems clear to me that as we continue to automate the more mundane jobs the online jobs are going to thrive. Those that create the digital experience will have… Read MoreFuture of Labour
What career should I choose? Or even simpler, what sort of job should I get next?
Read MorePut People First
I had a depressing realisation recently. If you earn £45k for the next 20 years, and put 50% of that towards your house it’ll buy you a house around £450k. Not THAT much for all that time.
Don’t most of us want a nice place?
Plus who can afford 50% of their income that consistently?
Except that it’s only depressing if you consider the value of your house important. If that’s your success metric then you may well be disappointed.
Read MoreSuccess Metrics
Watching a recent TED talk – Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone
She discusses the effect of mobile phones on our social construct. Sherry noted our human need to ‘not be alone’ and how we’re shaping conversations over digital interactions rather than dealing with the messiness of face-to-face conversation.
It occurred to me that a snippet was missed off…
What wasn’t discussed was this idea of tribes and how digital tools are re-enabling an innate need for small groups or teams.
Read MoreTribes
“Having recently embarked on a web development project with a friend (Bobby) I’ve been learning a lot about collaborative working. After working together at a hackathon we took things to… Read MoreCollaborative Working, Thousands of Miles Apart
Never before has so much information been at our finger tips. Books, blogs, Wikipedia, YouTube, Khan academy… The list goes on! Not just this, but we have every man and… Read MoreSuccess Is Easier Than Ever… Or Is It?
This post is a response to Leo’s great article; ‘The people you spend time with‘. Skim read it if you haven’t, but the premise is simple: You are the average… Read MoreThe People You Spend Time With
Facebook can be a time drain & also depressing at times. Typically users choose only to post that which is “good” or interesting; neglecting that which isn’t. So while you’re… Read MoreRemoving Facebook Distractions