Linked: Are You Not Entertained?
Mark Manson’s hit the nail on the head in his recent newsletter. I think this explains why we have so many politicians who seem utterly incapable of writing, let alone passing, a bill. But they do this in spades:
Why The Lies Matter
According to this Psychology Today article, they matter because we are completely incapable of ignoring them. Even when we know something isn’t true, it still impacts our thought processes because our brains cannot unlearn information we take in. The example from the article is a good place to start: Now imagine this scenario: You are…
Linked: Six Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Post Anything to Social Media
Stefanie’s list of questions is a good place to start for really anyone. “Who – who specifically does it help? What – what problem does it solve? When – do you know the right time to post it on social for maximum reach? Where – are you posting it on the right channels where your…
Small Online Kindnesses We Could All Use
Thanks to the folks at Manager Tools, I learned about this tool. Rather than describe it to you, I’ll simply copy the description from this article about where the idea came from, and what it seeks to accomplish: We thought we might develop a list of small, online kindnesses based on our mix of experience…
Linked – Social networking is dead
I don’t know if I agree with Mike Elgan’s declaration completely, but I will totally agree with this, and the superiority of blogs and RSS feeds to get what is truly important to you. Meanwhile, the open, user-owned media are good. Blogs and podcasts are good. RSS is good. Email is good. You can’t get…
Linked – Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Use Facebook and Twitter? Supreme Court Weighs In
This is interesting: “Justice Elena Kagan noted that President Donald Trump, every governor and every member of Congress has a Twitter account. “So this has become a crucially important channel of political communication,” Kagan said. “And a person couldn’t go onto those sites and find out what these members of our government are thinking or…