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 4, 2009 | behavior, Caring, Connecting, Cooperation
… is to have someone to “stand by you”, writes empathic Pamela Slim. Here are two of her Me2We suggestions for pulling yourself through hard times by involving others.1. “Don’t try to do everything yourself. Do you have great ideas, but are a bit challenged...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 24, 2008 | behavior, Tribe, Values
I was born lucky. At the “up” end of Marty Seligman’s pessimistic/ optimistic temperament continuum. Yet this is my dire prediction for 2009 plus a bit of advice. In this volatile time, the Law of Unintended Consequences will strike repeatedly –...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 15, 2008 | behavior, Conflict
Rather than a fake-friendly question to highlight his ignorance, a sarcastic retort, shouting or silently seething – try alleviating the friction that’s at the core of the conflict. I’m not saying it’s easy. Yet unsettled resentments usually cause two-way...
