Wow, very interesting Dorrena. I wonder if in the future we will really have a 'thinkingcap' available to us that we can switch on when we want to get really creative.
Things I love about this video (in order of love):
1. The scientist rocking his baseball cap at an extremely jaunty angle, combined with his shirt, and that he's indoors, and a scientist
2. I completely missed the second "the" too
3. It reminds me that this fashion label exists
4. Seriously, the guy's baseball cap, it's just immense
Now let's get this peer reviewed to make sure he's not lying and get some rainman hats on the go. I'd buy that for a dollar.
I'm currently reading Seth Godin's book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? in which he describes the artist in each of us and how our creativity is often thwarted by the power of what he calls "the lizard brain." The Lizard Brain is concerned with survival. It sits at the base of the skull, at the top of the spine. It's our old brain. The Lizard Brain's reaction to everything, if it has one at all, is limited to the following…eat, attack, run away, or mate. Survival. The response of the lizard part of our brain is usually initiated by fear. Fear of rejection which leads us to keep our creative and original ideas to our self.
Seth believes that the era of the factory worker (the rule follower) is past and only the artist has a chance in thriving in the new age. It's a great book and a great challenge to all of us.
Generally I find new topics by looking at the titles on the right hand side of this page. They are listed without regard to the subheading they are posted under.
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>Seth believes that the era of the factory worker (the rule follower) is past
I think Seth's being a little optimistic there, but it's a nice idea, and one expressed by quite a few people, including nanotechnology evangelist sorts who think that particular technology is going to free our race from labour. I'd like it to be true :)
@eyebrows Seth would say your skeptical response is the resistance which lives in the lizard brain throwing up opposition to keep you from pursuing your true work. I don't think Godin is making a case for a world without labor. He is saying the old rules no longer apply and it is up to us to find new ways that suit us rather than take the safe old path which is no longer even there.
@allie912 This idea of the lizard brain really sounds interesting, and the book sounds intriguing. However, my issue with this idea that "it is up to you now" (as put forth by David Pink and others also) is that it tells the individual that if only they were a little more creative they could find their place in the world. One example often given is how Steve Jobs created a new font for Apple and became such a success. While this might happen for some, it won't happen for most. Also, thousands of the "old safe path jobs" that people were happy to have have been shipped over seas. They are still essential and still exist, just not much in the U.S.
I would actually like to read this book for the optimism and the creative approach that it seems to explore. Such a book might really transform, or at least enhance, a few people's lives.
@moonpig You might subscribe to Godin's blog first if you didn't want to invest in the book. I actually got his book free for donating to the Acumen Fund. Then some months later he sent me a 2nd copy to give to someone else!
Not everyone can be a Steve Jobs, nor would want to be. Godin is just challenging you to examine what you are doing that is holding you back. Maybe not much new here, but there is a new business model afoot in the world and this might be a good time to take stock.
Yes there are still many businesses operating by the old rules (most of print publishers, the TV networks) and they are being forced to change their ways by a public that independently decided it wasn't going to be bound by the old conventions. I find it very liberating. Even a few years ago I would never have believed I could have participated in such a group as 365. I'm not a photographer! I'm not creative, blah, blah, blah. But now there are new cameras, new apps, new social groups, new ways to get help, and I'm off and running!
Excuse my long-windedness. That must be part of the new me!
@vikdaddy --- No, it does matter and I do understand that articles should be in the article catagory. This however is a video. It don't know where to put it. I will watch the catagories for the links. ;-)
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1. The scientist rocking his baseball cap at an extremely jaunty angle, combined with his shirt, and that he's indoors, and a scientist
2. I completely missed the second "the" too
3. It reminds me that this fashion label exists
4. Seriously, the guy's baseball cap, it's just immense
Now let's get this peer reviewed to make sure he's not lying and get some rainman hats on the go. I'd buy that for a dollar.
Seth believes that the era of the factory worker (the rule follower) is past and only the artist has a chance in thriving in the new age. It's a great book and a great challenge to all of us.
>Seth believes that the era of the factory worker (the rule follower) is past
I think Seth's being a little optimistic there, but it's a nice idea, and one expressed by quite a few people, including nanotechnology evangelist sorts who think that particular technology is going to free our race from labour. I'd like it to be true :)
I would actually like to read this book for the optimism and the creative approach that it seems to explore. Such a book might really transform, or at least enhance, a few people's lives.
Not everyone can be a Steve Jobs, nor would want to be. Godin is just challenging you to examine what you are doing that is holding you back. Maybe not much new here, but there is a new business model afoot in the world and this might be a good time to take stock.
Yes there are still many businesses operating by the old rules (most of print publishers, the TV networks) and they are being forced to change their ways by a public that independently decided it wasn't going to be bound by the old conventions. I find it very liberating. Even a few years ago I would never have believed I could have participated in such a group as 365. I'm not a photographer! I'm not creative, blah, blah, blah. But now there are new cameras, new apps, new social groups, new ways to get help, and I'm off and running!
Excuse my long-windedness. That must be part of the new me!
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That was truly fascinating, thanks for sharing.