by Kare Anderson | Feb 20, 2009 | behavior, Book, Choice
The brain has limited bandwidth for making decisions, found On Amir. Spend too much time making one decision, however mundane, and you’re worse at making the next decisions. Further we often feel overwhelmed by too many options and are not satisfied when we...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 19, 2009 | behavior, entertainment, Friendship
That’s what Loopt founder, Sam Ashton did at the huge Consumer Electronics Show. How? Like his contacts he used Loopt to make his whereabouts known. Find friends out shopping on a nearby street or out dining at a restaurant in the same neighborhood. Willing to...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 19, 2009 | behavior, Collective Clout, Conflict
When women and men were beat up in a Mangalore pub for “violating traditional Indian values” some decried it as “Talibanisation of India.” Thousands have seen the video. Yet even the National Commission for Women there, also condemned “the loosening of moral...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 16, 2009 | behavior, Book, Choice
“People we see as happy usually have a way to measure failure.” Failure was the topic at Ben Casnocha and Chris Yeh’s junto I was unable to attend. Another observation from that junto: “Introspection produces wisdom. Success doesn’tproduce introspection.” Such...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 11, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Be an opportunity maker – for and with others. Become invaluable in this time-starved, information-glutted and transient world by speaking to the sweet spot of mutual opportunity. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, consider attending a morning...
