-According to findings in Australian Science magazine, negative emotions can have a positive effect on decision making and clear thinking. Joie de Vivre gets another smackdown in Barbara Ehrenreich’s latest book where she shreds the powers and prowess of positive thinking, scolding Americans for being relentlessly upbeat.
-Lonely? A recent Pew study on social isolationism and technology found that the Internet and cell phones have actually made people more connected, despite previous studies that suggest we are all silos now. Related: David Brooks is worried that cellphones — or text messages, more specifically — are hurting your love life. Sentimental? Curmudgeon? Both? So, what what kind of text plan does Brooks have?
-At Iconoculture, we track not only tech natives, but also those who came before them. Is technology ageist? Today, we published an article about Florence Henderson’s FloH Club of computer support for seniors.
-A glimpse into competition culture at the office.
