Category: Ideas
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When You “Like” Something on Facebook
it says something about you, but it’s much more about telling other people something. In many ways, it’s an identity projection. It is you saying that you want this to represent a part of you. It says that you identify with this. In another ways, it is you identifying with…
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#Undercover Boss
Did you watch the show tonight? First of all, it’s about the best commercial for a brand ever. It’s an hour long commercial, and I normally fast forward through commercials. It was about the CEO of Frontier Airlines. Great show. It’s always such an inspiring show, but tonight, they highlighted…
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The Dog Poop Post
Barry Schwartz wrote a book about the Paradox of Choice. I wrote a post about it – basically it says, watch his Ted talk about it. He suggests that as we have more choices, it doesn’t make our lives easier. It makes making decisions much more difficult. I experienced this…
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The Birth of Sushi
Okay, so I don’t know anything about it, but as I was eating it tonight, I had a startling thought – who in the world figured out what fish was good to eat raw? Think about all the bad fish that someone had to eat. Think about all the poisonous…
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I Can’t Help It
Have you ever been with friends talking about something – a song or a title of a movie that you just can’t quite remember? We whip out our phones and then just Google the thing immediately. Since our phones are in our pockets or in our hands, we can’t help…
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Nuance and Old Age
nu·ance (näns, ny-, n-äns, ny-) n. 1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation. 2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone I spent some time with a friend of mine today. I was gonna say that he was…
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Facebook Anxiety
anx·i·e·ty n. pl. anx·i·e·ties 1. a. A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties. b. A cause of anxiety: For some people, air travel is a real anxiety. 2. Psychiatry A state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event…
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Meaningful Work
It’s a Malcolm Gladwell idea. I wrote about this a year ago – here. I was listening to an interview of him – here – and he explains the components of meaningful work. There are three things that are needed in order to get to that next level. Malcolm says,…
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J. K. Rowling and Selective Hearing
I watched the Oprah and Rowling interview with my wife last week. Then this morning, the news casters and gossip columnists are talking about 8, 9, and 10. I heard someone on the radio say that this was the best news that they had heard all weekend. HP 8, 9,…
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I Hate Pikes #Starbucks
I can’t even tell you why. I know that I’m allowed to hate it, but it’s like the default bean for Starbucks. I’ve tried it many ways, but for whatever reason, I just can’t stand it. What I do love though is that even though I hate Pikes, I can…
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Afraid of Your Image
Are you afraid of your image? Okay, maybe not afraid of your face necessarily, but more so afraid of getting a picture taken of you. Don’t get me wrong – some of you out there are not afraid at all. Some of you out there love your image – a…
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Cutting Things
I’ve been reading about how individuals are able to streamline their lives by cutting things. For instance, I have spent an hour writing an e mail. I write out my whole life story, but if you follow my Twitter stream (@Lemness) or friend me on Facebook, they can pretty much…
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