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Comment on Excess, wealth, and materialism and how that fits into a career in social enterprise by The problem with so-called “conscious consumerism” « Social innovation meets business revolution

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:49:16 +0000

[...] her internal back-and-forth debate when deciding what career to pursue. In a post called “Excess, wealth, and materialism and how that fits into a career in social enterprise,” she wrote: “society — American society especially – breeds a culture of excess, [...]

Comment on Communication – finding the right balance by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000

God…tell me about how much people dont like hearing the truth….I’ve become more outspoken and straightshooting than ever and I feel like this has disadvantaged me….And now I have to make up for preaching the truth or my “truth”….And I fear people just think Im arrogant or something like that…

It sucks, because now you have to do damage control and do a PR job for your reputation…but the hardest part is just restraining yourself….

Comment on Moby Dick Quotes by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:20:00 +0000

Thank you. Helped me with some writing.

Comment on How do you think? by Roz

Roz — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:32:00 +0000

Hey Roshan! Yes of course I remember you! Thanks for your thoughts on this topic.

I feel like a lot of this is something that those in cognitive science/neurology (?)/psychology study as a science!
You’re right, though, words ARE inherently incapable of carrying total meaning. But it seems like it’s perhaps the..easiest way we think? Or we THINK that thinking in words is easy because we can put a name to it…
I don’t think we switch as easily between systems & design thinking, since I feel like some of this is done by training as well?

Comment on How do you think? by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:47:00 +0000

And again I am amazed at how similar the things that we care about are. I think a lot about thinking too! (And then i think about thinking about thinking…!)

What I have found is that your thinking processes if you observe them (while having also nurtured them), is a very integrated form of thinking. Think of it as the thought exists on the plane of the emotional state. If there is no plane then there is nothing, thus some sort of emotion (incl goals, ambitions) is the originator of thought. And the emotional state that you are on not only effects but also affects your thinking.

I wonder toor whether I/everyone thinks in words….i kind of dont want to say that i think in words though…..they are inherently incapable of carrying total meaning….

And I think that our thinking is integrated seamlessly into all forms of thinking. We switch between systems thinking and design thinking and other types seamlessly.

Roshan
(hope you remember me at least…)

Comment on Excess, wealth, and materialism and how that fits into a career in social enterprise by Achieving authenticity | Pointlessly.org

Achieving authenticity | Pointlessly.org — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:13:33 +0000

[...] that is career-focused. So while what I see from a “big-picture” point of view involves pursuing a career I love and taking steps to get there, it is also doing things that make me happy, that allow me to live in [...]

Comment on Creating and discovering new suns.. by Achieving authenticity | Pointlessly.org

Achieving authenticity | Pointlessly.org — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:07:48 +0000

[...] that life has infinite interpretations, if I’m going to have a way of life that allows me to discover new suns and seas as they are opened to me (or rather, as I open them myself), a life colored with my own [...]

Comment on Excess, wealth, and materialism and how that fits into a career in social enterprise by Amber Moller

Amber Moller — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:10:36 +0000

nice post roz! I am proud of you for calling out these desires — both wealth AND a *meaningful* career/job. as we both know, money doesn't buy happiness but a fulfilling mission in life (and actually pursuing/achieving that) is what may bring happiness (at least for us). I also like the vegas tie-in….it's so easy to get caught up in the moment. I'm not gonna knock it because I know we all had fun…but it's definitely not everything. Life is about having fun and making the most of the relatively short time we have, but fun mixed with the desire to make meaningful change in this world = THE BEST

Comment on Social Entrepreneurship by Excess, wealth, and materialism and how that fits into a career in social enterprise | Pointlessly.org

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:11:08 +0000

[...] thus begins my pursuit of a career in social enterprise/social entrepreneurship, what I believe is a way for me to achieve that “something else” that I feel like I [...]

Comment on In Defense of… Orange County? by Excess, wealth, and materialism and how that fits into a career in social enterprise | Pointlessly.org

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:33:46 +0000

[...] and financial stability which affects my career choices and how that would affect my lifestyle. I’ve talked about this more than once on this blog, but coming back to it — I’ve had a “fairly [...]