Interrelativity

Category: Books

  • Business is Good

    Doug Rushkoff recently wrote an article for his Arthur Magazine column entitled "Business is Good" in which he articulates a very positive view of commerce, arguing that the problems with our current corporate culture are inherited rather than inherent, and inviting bizfolk to [re]orient themselves toward intentionality, integrity and passion.  His title reminded me of…

  • Everyone’s a Customer: The Importance of Empathy, Respect and Helpfulness

    I increasingly see how a variety of roles in society might be viewed from a customer service (or customer care) perspective, and how all our interactions can be seen as manifestations of customer relationship management … and how we all might be better off if more members of society adopted this view, especially those in…

  • Bizlove is the Killer App

    I first discovered Tim Sanders, author of the book "Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends", through an article by Glen Ramsbrg on a talk Tim gave at a recent PCMA conference on "Digital Now: Association Leadership in a Digital Age".  The article highlighted the themes of knowledge, networking and…

  • A Few Notes on Work, Play and Suffering

    I’ve encountered a number of interesting and inspiring thoughts about work and play and suffering in the past 24 hours.  As much as I am tempted to explore some of these further, I want even more to get to work [on other things] right now.  I’m simply going to post the links here, with a…

  • Further Along the Road to Recovery

    Amy has been showing continuing signs of improvement.  Yesterday, she felt up to getting out of the house for a few hours to watch both Meg’s and Evan’s soccer games (and both of them scored goals at their respective games (!)), and do a little pumpkin shopping at a nearby farm.  She has been eating…

  • Mistakes vs. Lessons, Masculine vs. Feminine

    One final note about the NPR interview with Paul McCartney and his producer, Nigel Godrich: Godrich mentioned a “mistake” that McCartney made during a cut that was his “favorite moment in the song” (Fine Line)… and he convinced McCartney to incorporate that into the final cut. This called to mind Sheryl Crow‘s song My Favorite…

  • Christopher Paolini on Multiculturalism, Synchronicity and Dwarven Operas

    I took Evan and two friends to see Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon and Eldest, speak at Mercer Island High School at an event sponsored by Island Books on Tuesday night.  Paolini gave an engaging presentation on a number of themes related to his books and his writing process.  He said that second books of…

  • Getting Technical Again, with Head First Java

    After 9 years of little or no programming, I’m taking the plunge and getting technical again.  I’ve been threatening to do this, regularly, throughout this period, but ever since I finished graduate school, I’ve had the mixed blessing of working with very talented people who were more technical than I was, and so I instead…

  • Three NWEN Authors on Sex and Intimacy, Interpreneurism and Foundering Founders

    Friday morning I attended another inspiring NWEN Venture Breakfast, headlined by three authors — all of whom are NWEN members — sharing their insights and experiences in the entrepreneurial world.  Due to the short time frame (one hour), each author was asked to focus on 5 takeaways from their respective books. Prior to the three…

  • Reciprocal Self-Disclosure

    I spent a delightful hour reading "Hello, My Name is Scott: Wearing Nametags for a Friendlier Society", by Scott Ginsberg, yesterday (while waiting for a McCrea wine tasting to start).  Scott has worn a nametag every day since October 2000 because "it makes people friendlier and more sociable and also helps them remember my name."…