Friends of Dave #46: Holy Schnikes!
QUESTION: Brrrr....Who left the door open?
Couldn't resist with this week's subject line -- we introduced our teens to the blissful idiocy of "Tommy Boy" last week....
I know that Friends of Dave are scattered all over, but damn it got cold! I mean it seems like just yesterday I was going on my end of summer rant, talking about sweater weather, and now we are breaking out the winter hats and gloves....
It's certainly crazy times folks.....crazy times indeed on a lot of fronts....I am hopeful that the charged environment we are currently experiencing will lead to a much needed national period of reflection, listening and constructive discourse about how we treat one another. Shit has to change Friends of Dave, and I believe it is incumbent on all of us to do our part to try to make things right.
Along those lines, as many of you know, one of my ongoing beefs has been with how social media is contributing to outrage and discord that is fracturing us as a civil society. I lead off below with some more thought provoking submissions on this topic for your review.
Lots more interesting stuff here beyond that. It's going to be pretty chilly for many of you so hunker down if you can, stay warm and read up!
XOXO
Dave
JUST IN: Social Media is Not Good For You...
Why We Like, Share & Comment — blog.bufferapp.com
Social media is addictive. Check out this data rich, fact based deep dive into the psychology behind why we like, share & comment and how it all affects our brain.
The More You Use Social Media, the Worse You Feel — hbr.org
Online social interactions are no substitute for the real thing. You know it, I know it, but why do we indulge?
How Facebook Can Make Us Unhappy — www.newyorker.com
No one joins Facebook to be sad and lonely. But this study argues that, by scrolling through a timeline and passively scanning content, that’s exactly how it makes us feel.
MAIN COURSE: 4 Stories to Make You Smarter...
The Science Of Pep Talks To Build Winning Teams
Scientific studies show that good pep talks work. From the baseball field to the workplace, great leaders energize teams with their words. See how.
How to Stop Short Termism in Business — www.theatlantic.com
Anyone who has worked for a public company knows this: they are hyper-focused on quarterly earnings. The result: innovation suffers. Here are some ideas that can push them to invest more in the years and decades ahead.
America’s ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Really Just Beginning — www.bloomberg.com
The spillover from retailer debt is beginning to flow far and wide across the economy. Interesting look at this trend.
Wall Street analyst jobs are ripe for disruption — qz.com
By next year, some 75% of banks and financial firms will either explore or implement artificial intelligence technologies, harnessing a variety of digital services to extract insights from mountains of data.
DESSERT: 3 Stories for Fun...
The ‘Father of Nachos’ passes away one day before National Nachos Day
He left his mark on ballpark food before he left, however. And on generations of guys' shorts and kids' shirts as well....
Why Does the Season Before Winter Have Two Names? — www.atlasobscura.com
BIGGER UNANSWERED QUESTION: Why does Cher only have one?
Why Do People Hate the Word 'Moist?' — blog.hubspot.com
So many burning questions to ponder this week......
And The Last Word....
The Rise and Fall of 'Rolling Stone'
Hard to believe it's been 50 years since Rolling Stone dropped it's first issue. And now, in the wake of an HBO documentary and the publication being put up for sale, it's good time to take a look at the man who started it with a goal to "not just to listen to music but to look at the world through the lens of that music." A long one, but good one for you music fans.