Been thinking a lot about this recently, how to respond in the face of mass systemic change. One of the reasons I'm putting on a retreat in November for which I wrote: "When the world’s issues seem so large and out of reach, it’s time to for our attention to get close up and intimate. When life starts to feel like a non-stop loop, it’s time we embrace slowness and care..."
Always great insight. Think this feeds into a wider conversation about what we collectively decide to measure and value as human beings. I think as global societies we’re getting closer to accepting some form of happiness or wellbeing index as a next logical step. The big geopolitical metric of GDP was only ever designed as a short term measure specifically during wartime. It is ludicrously reductive and totally redundant. The really thorny question is - what happens to happiness when you start to measure it!
Loving the videos, Adam.
That’s super kind, thanks man. I hope you are well!
Been thinking a lot about this recently, how to respond in the face of mass systemic change. One of the reasons I'm putting on a retreat in November for which I wrote: "When the world’s issues seem so large and out of reach, it’s time to for our attention to get close up and intimate. When life starts to feel like a non-stop loop, it’s time we embrace slowness and care..."
Love this! 💚
Always great insight. Think this feeds into a wider conversation about what we collectively decide to measure and value as human beings. I think as global societies we’re getting closer to accepting some form of happiness or wellbeing index as a next logical step. The big geopolitical metric of GDP was only ever designed as a short term measure specifically during wartime. It is ludicrously reductive and totally redundant. The really thorny question is - what happens to happiness when you start to measure it!
A watched pot never boils! 😂