Posts Tagged ‘society’

Toward a New Vision of Productivity, Part 2: The Ghost of Productivity Past

This is the second part of a 12-part series I will be posting through the end of December and into January 2009, examining the current understanding of productivity and where the concept might be heading in the future. I invite Lifehack’s readers

December 24 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: culture, david_allen, history, meaning, religion, society, stephen_covey, system, taylorism | 11 comments»

Marriage… and Other Stuff I’m Meant to Do

Poor Delusional Me Being a single bloke in his forties draws all kinds of comments, suggestions, inferences and questions from a broad cross-section of people, with responses ranging from pity to surprise, through to outright jealousy. Apparently the most interesting thing about me (for some people) is my wife-less-ness (Craigism). Clearly there's something weird, dark and dysfunctional about me that needs to be explored and explained. Or... I could just be a… Continue reading

October 8 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: conformity, marriage, normality, relationships, rule-breaking, society | 28 comments»

12 Ways to Help Make MLK’s Dream a Reality

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States, a federal holiday. We remember Dr. King as a civil rights leader, a rousing speaker,and an advocate of non-violent resistance. Best remembered of all his works, though, is his "I have a dream" speech. King dreamed that one day, race would be irrelevant to an individual's opportunities in life.

That hasn't happened, not in the United… Continue reading

January 21 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: difference, interaction, mlk, racism, society | 24 comments»