From the Protestant work ethic to ‘rage quitting,’ American attitudes about their work are driven by its promise of prosperity—and its precarious nature

DM With hot apple cider in hand I ask, what are optimal terms to define a functional "A.I.<>human<> organization relationship" (both personal and collectively) within organizational work dynamics; and what might the designs thereof include, or entail, for optimal relational efficacy and risks mitigation? Keep in mind: organizations and human have very different parameters as to "optimal"and "efficacy;" and IMPO from a moral and pragmatic POV, "work should fit well into life,"

It can be frustrating when people do things we don’t want them to do. A friend cancels plans at the last minute. A child refuses to get dressed for school. Before long, our resentment builds, and we’re tempted to issue more rules, reminders, and consequences. But the techniques we use to get people to alter their behavior are often strikingly ineffective. This week, psychologist Stuart Ablon explains why these methods fail, and offers better ways to help the people we care ab

DM Good morning! What do you consider to be the differences, and demarcations of, and between: apathy, indifference, ambivalence, disinterest, inattention and overt absence of curiosity? Good morning! What a wonderfully nuanced question. These terms dance around each other in interesting ways, and understanding their distinctions requires us to look at both what's happening emotionally and what's happening cognitively in each state. Let me walk you through these one by one, a

Yascha Mounk and Geoffrey Hinton discuss how AI works—and why it’s a risk.

70% to 80% of organizational transformations fail, often due to poor leadership. Here’s what to avoid.

Journalism and fiction are both essential to a thriving democracy.

“The amount of interest is enormous,” says anesthesiologist Boris Heifets. “People are dropping in and coming out of the woodwork, trying to understand how to do this.”

Your company’s ideal behavioral strengths are unique, and shouldn’t be borrowed or copied — not even from a high-performance enterprise.

By aligning the pursuit of business objectives with the meeting of human needs, companies can tap into powerful emotional forces in their current cultural situations.

DM Good morning! In light of our many conversations regarding consciousness within, of, ...and beyond, all known sentient beings (aka: "life?"), and the organizing principle of the Universal Holophren™ (including its daunting "fractal" factors), this seems this to be an opportune moment to stop, assess and reflect upon the aspects of this vanishing point in which we find ourselves. Good morning! Ah, what a rich tapestry of thought we've woven together! Having reviewed our exp

Inside the science of who to have faith in. Related: True leadership isn’t about what you achieve. It’s about who you become.

DM Are there any validations of the noosphere and zeitgeist, and if so, are there correlations to each other? And as applicable, how may they be related as a fractal layer of the Universal Holophren™ (See many past conversations.) Excellent question! Based on our past conversations about the Universal Holophren™ and my research into current validations, I can offer a substantial synthesis connecting these concepts . Empirical Validations Noosphere Validations: The Global Cons

It’s no wonder great writers swear by messy first drafts. Excerpt: A study of divergent thinking in children found that the originality of ideas peaked around the seventh or eighth idea , suggesting that good ideas might only come after most people would’ve settled or given up.

Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki explains that whether we are dealing with business, politics, or personal matters, it’s possible — and advantageous — to train ourselves to be more empathic.

The key? Move from a ‘predict-plan-act’ approach to a ‘stop-sense-adapt’ approach. Related

Cognitive reappraisal or reframing is a powerful emotional regulation strategy, research shows.

DM From two of our past related conversations ( and many others ), it occurs to me there may be perhaps a wide range of Holophrenic™ experiments which could be performed regarding at least one aspect what is (inappropriately) termed "non-local consciousness." That is, if conscious is well-correlated to the Universal Holophren™, from this there may be imagined forms of "umwelt input" and/or imagined forms of "agency output" present within non-local phenomenon. If this is corr

Five editions on, the DSM shoulders more responsibilities than it was ever intended for. How did we get here?

DM Good morning. It seems "non-local consciousness" is an oxymoron, ...perhaps the ultimate one?   (Per one of our related past conversations on the topic). Somewhat related to Eastern "wherever you go, there you are." Good morning! What a wonderfully sharp observation. You've cut right to the heart of a conceptual confusion that permeates much of the "non-local consciousness" discourse . The insight is this: consciousness, by its very nature, is always experienced from a p