Oprah has been doing a weekly webcast using Tolle's book. The event is an example of things to come, technically. The book is touching a nerve across the world. Analysis about this will be an interesting topic for some time.
During the 4/21/08 webcast, a young guy, named Nick, asked about issues of practicality which is a good question. To some, Tolle's work may look to be 'navel' gazing; that is, we all don't have the luxury of being present (or receiving presents, we have to work) all the time (example: the Moscow guy already brought up the issue of having to handle the boss); there are things that have to be done in real-time where we need to show that being present contributes to efficacy.
Nick's comment about the cell-phone was right on. It may be working now, in the present. But, unless one takes action now to make sure that the thing is working in the future, it will not be working in the future. Nick's use of 'worry' in this case may have misdirected the discussion.
Tolle's response says that, yes, we need action, yet 'not to worry' is the key. Oprah noted that many think that being present leads to passivity.
Nick's question goes to the core of a hole in Tolle's approach. Since, this topic is of interest to truth engineering, let's look at that further.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Business and the nose
The Economist recently had an article about the 'salaryman' of Japan. Well, we know that the US has been trying to impose its worker-unfriendly methods on our partners, so the salaryman is being replaced by part-time workers who get nothing in the way of benefit, essentially creating a whole generation without the means to care for their future.
Gosh, are we proud of that or what?
Similarly, many have worked for US business and have had their dreams shattered at a point in their life where possibility of recovery was virtually nil not that an earlier point would be any more ethically palatable.
If one looks at the median income line for the US, it has flat-lined, in real terms, for the past few decades. Yet, during the same period (and in the same graph), note the top 5%. Looking at the top 1.5% is even more dramatic. That old thing of getting rich has really taken hold.
But, and this is a big but, many whose pockets are bigger are financial gamers. One wonders why this might be; well, not wonder, as the tools and systems are better leading to the inevitable exploitation of such; it's just that those who care and want to make things better can't seem to catch.
Well, the nose and truth engineering are apropos to this.
Gosh, are we proud of that or what?
Similarly, many have worked for US business and have had their dreams shattered at a point in their life where possibility of recovery was virtually nil not that an earlier point would be any more ethically palatable.
If one looks at the median income line for the US, it has flat-lined, in real terms, for the past few decades. Yet, during the same period (and in the same graph), note the top 5%. Looking at the top 1.5% is even more dramatic. That old thing of getting rich has really taken hold.
But, and this is a big but, many whose pockets are bigger are financial gamers. One wonders why this might be; well, not wonder, as the tools and systems are better leading to the inevitable exploitation of such; it's just that those who care and want to make things better can't seem to catch.
Well, the nose and truth engineering are apropos to this.
Remarks:
10/11/2011 -- Business has stunk for a long while. The protesters can smell the rankness.
Modified: 10/11/2011
10/11/2011 -- Business has stunk for a long while. The protesters can smell the rankness.
Modified: 10/11/2011
Friday, January 18, 2008
Financial nose
It's obvious that we'll need this. However, there are many issues to address, such as motivation, measure, etc.
We can look at the general market issue or address specifics such as retirement (where the motive is not richness so much as moderate wealth (beyond sustenance)).
Remarks:
12/13/2008 -- Much water has passed under the bridge. But, new types of revelations continue to arise.
10/27/2008 -- Yes, things fell apart for several reasons: fiction, leverage, and more.
10/11/2008 -- It keeps getting more interesting.
08/24/2008 -- One example where we see a 9 to 1 increase off of $100K is equivalent to a reserve ration of 10% which can be considered a historically low figure for the reserve or a high multiplier. This notion is related to leveraging in the sense of creating something out of nothing from one view. Of course, as argued before, the lowering of the reserve ration goes hand in hand with increasing use of mathematics through growing computational prowess which can exacerbate the Minsky ponzi tendencies, as we've seen of late. If we're going to model the economy via computation, why not base it on some physical analog, like energy (no endorsement intended)?
Modified: 12/13/2008
We can look at the general market issue or address specifics such as retirement (where the motive is not richness so much as moderate wealth (beyond sustenance)).
Remarks:
12/13/2008 -- Much water has passed under the bridge. But, new types of revelations continue to arise.
10/27/2008 -- Yes, things fell apart for several reasons: fiction, leverage, and more.
10/11/2008 -- It keeps getting more interesting.
08/24/2008 -- One example where we see a 9 to 1 increase off of $100K is equivalent to a reserve ration of 10% which can be considered a historically low figure for the reserve or a high multiplier. This notion is related to leveraging in the sense of creating something out of nothing from one view. Of course, as argued before, the lowering of the reserve ration goes hand in hand with increasing use of mathematics through growing computational prowess which can exacerbate the Minsky ponzi tendencies, as we've seen of late. If we're going to model the economy via computation, why not base it on some physical analog, like energy (no endorsement intended)?
Modified: 12/13/2008
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Nose is nose?
A recent post on 7 'oops 7 suggested that a medical metaphor (or that whole set and its myriad relations) may be powerful.
Well, that plays into the theme of this blog; let's say the focus here is measurement which requires resolution of what, why, who, when, how, and a lot more (as there are relations between these, for instance).
Of course, we have more senses than that of smell, yet the nose, as the more prominent (after the skin, of course), may play more of a role than has been realized.
We'll have several things to look at.
Well, that plays into the theme of this blog; let's say the focus here is measurement which requires resolution of what, why, who, when, how, and a lot more (as there are relations between these, for instance).
Of course, we have more senses than that of smell, yet the nose, as the more prominent (after the skin, of course), may play more of a role than has been realized.
We'll have several things to look at.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Thanks for the noses
We can be thankful that nature gave us our nose and its close tie to our brain (Proust, et al).
We can be thankful that we can learn how to apply our nose to ferret out the truth while balancing that glorious instrument with all of the other means at our disposal, whether of sense, common sense, or other.
Modified: 11/24/2007
We can be thankful that we can learn how to apply our nose to ferret out the truth while balancing that glorious instrument with all of the other means at our disposal, whether of sense, common sense, or other.
Modified: 11/24/2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
Noses and sock puppets
Given the new media in all its potentials and glorifications, we find ourselves in a predicament of not having the proper 'nose' for determining the truth. The issue of the sock puppet is one thing of concern, or some might just say the use of aliases for anonymity.
Perhaps there is a better characterization that we need since some PR work can border on disinformation when what we would expect ethically would be misinformation, at worse.
The younger generation likes to talk about things sucking. The evolution of that phrasing has some interest aspects, yet thinking about the same issues in terms of stinking would appeal more to the appropriate intuitions.
That we need to develop various types of 'noses' will be one focus in this blog.
Perhaps there is a better characterization that we need since some PR work can border on disinformation when what we would expect ethically would be misinformation, at worse.
The younger generation likes to talk about things sucking. The evolution of that phrasing has some interest aspects, yet thinking about the same issues in terms of stinking would appeal more to the appropriate intuitions.
That we need to develop various types of 'noses' will be one focus in this blog.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Nose by role
Remembering that the 'nose' stands for the evaluative process (form and function - fit, too), one can apply this anywhere.
A recent example could be a new airplane program. There would plenty of nose types involved here.
For one, there would be the internally based nose whose operation results in the public stances and statements. One could imagine all sorts of permutations, though, in differences between the organizations, such as engineering, manufacturing, PR, etc. Even management would split between the operational types and executives.
Now outside, there would be even more. Yet, what a nose in the outside would have access to would be what the company allows to be exhibited. As one would guess, that would be a fairly strained entity (in the sense of filtered) and probably of a better odor than is real.
How can the nose know?
Modified: 06/01/2008
A recent example could be a new airplane program. There would plenty of nose types involved here.
For one, there would be the internally based nose whose operation results in the public stances and statements. One could imagine all sorts of permutations, though, in differences between the organizations, such as engineering, manufacturing, PR, etc. Even management would split between the operational types and executives.
Now outside, there would be even more. Yet, what a nose in the outside would have access to would be what the company allows to be exhibited. As one would guess, that would be a fairly strained entity (in the sense of filtered) and probably of a better odor than is real.
How can the nose know?
Modified: 06/01/2008
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
