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Valve software - hierarchy is for the military
When he looked into the history of the organization, he found that hierarchical management had been invented for military purposes, where it was perfectly suited to getting 1,000 men …
It's a bubble for sure
We’re bundling young people into things called startups, and selling them to investors for ever-increasing amounts of money.
I think this argument makes sense. The bubble is created by t…
Who programmed your mind?
Jack Kornfield:
Every facet, every compartment of your mind is to be programmed by you; if you don’t take the responsibility to program your own mind, the world will program it for you.
Via Personal…
Transparent labeling, GMO edition
Speaking of truth in business, Just Label It is fighting for GMO products to be labeled. Please support. (via Fearless Revolution)
Investing in the future
Paul Krugman in the New York Times:
America used to be a country that thought big about the future. Major public projects, from the Erie Canal to the interstate highway system, used to be a well-unde…
The Naked Brand
New movie, The Naked Brand:
The Naked Brand is a story about how corporations can help save the planet one small step at a time. It’s an introduction to a bright new future where companies tell the t…
How Freud's fear of music has radically limited the development of the human species
I found this story in Extraordinary Knowing fascinating beyond normal.
Freud believed that all mystical and religious feelings were just an infantile illusion - an unsavory and unhealthy attempt to re…
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I do
Eilee Garrett was one of the leading figures in the scientific study of paranormal phenomena in the last century. Here’s a quote about her from Extraordinary Knowing:
Near the end of her life, Eileen…
I think he's on to something here
When we parallel screen-play as adults, we often remain physically present, but are, in every other way – emotionally, spiritually, psychologically – somewhere else. We’ve slipped s…
Treating your employees like they have worth
WorldBlu is an important organization, and it’s so inspiring to see how Traci Fenton has championed it from nothing to a place where some really amazing organizations have come on board, including one…