đ The Other Side #7
Hi All!
Greetings from Jakarta! I hope you all are staying positive and tested negative from COVID-19!
As the pandemic changed our day to day life, our mindset also needs to shift. The environment has changed, and we need to adapt into this new world. The ânew normalâ as many people says. As Charles Darwin says:
Principle by which each slight variation [of a trait], if useful, is preserved.
In order for us to strive in the ânew normalâ, we have to adapt to change revisit our life with a new perspective and lens. Itâs okay if we stumble and need to restructure our whole life. Always see in the long run. Like a compounding interest, you will reap the benefit when you least expected it.
Enough with the small talks, letâs dive in into this week weekly digest!
Things I find Interesting this Week
[#Podcast] Joe Henrich: What Makes Society Smart? by Northstar Podcast
An excellent interview by David Perell with Joe Henrich. The topics on this podcast are so good that I play this podcast twice. Philosophically intriguing for me which makes me think in a unique perspective on community, humanity, and religion.
My favorite one is the concept of time as a coinage. Time is the measure of productivity, and also, as the world knows it, time is money. Time as a coinage revolutionize the human evolution and is the backbone of todayâs economic. People always try to save time or make time or buy time.
This reminds me of the movie In Time. Maybe in the future, we donât equate time with money and there will be a new meta in hand? Let us see where the world leads us to.
[#Article] Forget Commitment: Invest in Something by Nat Eliason
A great article as always from Nat Eliason. He writes about why people are scared to making commitments on something and the the paradox of choice. When we are served with endless possibilities and unlimited options, we are scared to make any commitments, as we try to dream what could happen if we choose the other choice.
The solution for the paradox? Try making a non-reversible decision, or, as Nat tries to point out in this article, invest in something. Barry Schwartz in his book âThe Paradox of Choiceâ says:
âDonât worry about opportunity cost too much. Stick to things you always buy, avoid ânew and improved,â donât scratch unless thereâs an itch, and remember that you can never take advantage of every single opportunity in the world so stop trying to find all of them⊠Make your decisions non-reversible.â
Try to see commitment as an investment. When you invest in something, you want to see the growth aspect. Therefore, you are committing on something to invest for your future self. A subtle shift of perspective, but will make a great impact in your reasoning mind.
[#Tweet] The True Potential of Online Courses by Tiago Forte
An awesome twitter thread by Tiago Forte, where he lay out the potential of online courses in this new era. I strongly believe that online courses will be the future of education. Not only online courses reach specifically to a niche audience, it also creates higher value to the teacher. The teacher got higher incentives to share their ideas on something, and reach directly to the consumer. Cutting the middleman, like school, which increase the value that the teacher will get.
I strongly recommend see this twitter thread to really get a sense in the number if you are planning to create an online course.
Photos of the Week
Riso Chan Water Color Painting
Quote of the Week
Thank you! See you on the next issue!
Juan