Fixing Facebook; Immoral tech; Game changers
💡Think
I was on vacation this week for the first time in…18 months. This is wild considering I used to be jetting off every few months for a long weekend or longer break.
What’s troubling is that I haven’t even been following my own advice. Back in March, I wrote an article asking “when was the last time you stopped?”; it turns out, I hadn’t been stopping myself from doing more of more.
This week was a very good chance to not stare at a laptop for extended time, not feel my back and hips aching under the stress of a chair, and take in a lot of fresh air.
Take some breaks, it’s really important.
📷 Look
📖 Read
❶ Is Facebook fixable?
It’s incredibly easy to immediately look negatively at Facebook and forget the “good” that is has managed to introduce. Just think about the connections it has provided over the past 18 months, whether through Instagram or WhatsApp. In saying that, there is some nasty stuff there, and this article takes a long look at what’s wrong and how to potentially fix it. For a start, let’s sort out the awful content moderation, yes?
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❷ Is technology making us less moral?
This is definitely one of those “I’m going to take a long look in the mirror” reads, but worth it, because it makes a lot of sense. How many times have you been caught by some bad news online, only to quickly jump to another task, laugh at a Tweet, or be distracted by your emails? We’re getting more distracted, and that means that we’re paying less attention to other people. Damn!
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❸ How outsiders become game changers
I’m sure you’re all aware of the “outliers” phenomenon, but this article looks at success from a different angle – what if having no natural advantages, and in effect being the opposite of an outlier and more of an outsider can drive you to success? It anchors the piece around Katalin Karikó, whose work has pioneered our vaccines today.
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Bonus round
An activity / method to help you find your “zone of genius”
Artist Damien Hirst talking about his recent interest in NFTs (17 minute video)
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Tomorrow I’ll be brave
This podcast is an interview with Jessica Hische, the incredibly talented artist, designer, and writer. She’s the person behind famous hand drawn logos like Eventbrite and Mailchimp. The conversation is loose, and best listened to on a long walk, as they discuss what it’s like to write, market, and network a book and overall what impact your personal brand has on your success.
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Have a great week,
Luis Ouriach
@disco_lu
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Kevin Fernandez (@kvnfz) Karl Barker George Sumpster