“You can always tell who the pioneers are. They’re the ones with the arrows in their backs.” — Anonymous Politically Incorrect Person AR (augmented reality) has been put to good use in handsets with apps such as Google Translate, Snapchat, and Pokemon Go (not really AR, but AR-ish). Headsets have struggled to find customers. It’s easy to understand why. Just ask me and my fellow Google Glassholes how it feels to wear geeky eyewear in public. We may need to wait for eyewear where the technology is truly invisible to others, or until it becomes socially acceptable to wear Darth Vader or Stormtrooper helmets in public. Some may want to wait for implants or digital cataract replacements. Regardless of what’s coming, one thing is clear: this is a idea whose time has not yet come. That said, I am super excited about the possibilities of MR (mixed reality) and I truly believe it’s the next new, new thing. How will it work? Which application will capture consumers’ imaginations? That’s yet to be seen. …see more

Here's the always entertaining Alain de Botton taking a few minutes to discuss two books that he loves.

Tinder is getting into the scripted/original content biz, and has an idea for your first date: spend it on the app.

Yay! Today is the launch day for our new book Acts of Friendship. We all need friends at work... #actsoffriendship #workplacewellbeing

When wargaming crisis scenarios due to a data hack, it's important to include #PR at the table. This and other great advice came out of today's power breakfast panel from the Greater Atlantic City Chamber and Swordfish client Ancero . With Layer8 Security , Datto, Inc. #cybersecurity …see more

🍟You've probably heard the saying that you are what you eat, but we also *feel* what we eat. In this episode of Ten Percent Happier, Dr. Mark Hyman explains why we should think of food as medicine.🍎

Another terrific virtual Networking Connection today with Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey , this time sprinkled with great info on government relief for small businesses and nonprofits hit hard by the shutdown. Risk Reduction Plus Group Bancroft COIT Cleaning and Restoration Services Maryville Addiction Treatment Center Credit Union of New Jersey Clearbridge Branding Agency Insperity Ancero CFB Promotional Products Shape It Up #Networking #coronavirus …see more

To celebrate his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly offers 68 bits on unsolicited advice. They’re all so good I can’t pick a single favourite, but “Don’t trust all-purpose glue” is pretty good.

Have faith. In this episode of The Art of Happiness, Arthur Brooks talks about the wellness benefits of religious belief.

She rejects 99% of self-help advice, but one tip helped Laura Belgray establish a lasting (and successful) writing habit.

however laudable fighting technologies’ unintended consequences is, fighting cashless stores seems sleds effective than fighting for a decent living wage for all. #cashless #money #fintech

macOS Catalina is now available for most Mac owners. Do not rush. Actually, let me be a bit more forceful: Wait. Stop. Don’t. Here's why.

What would happen if you scrapped your life’s script and lived by your intention and purpose? Enjoy this conversation with Adventures in Opting Out author Cait Flanders.

Learn how to work two hours less. Join me today at 3pm for a free webinar. Register now at:  https://lnkd.in/ewmrRM4

As the way we view (and expect to view) new release movies continues to change, companies are trying desperately to figure out what works. Amazon has a new plan and a new vision for the future of its releases.

"You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet." - Franz Kafka Don't know about you, but I can't wait for world to be unmasked. …see more

Just finished enjoying the Ten Percent Happier podcast featuring the final chapter in the *Election Sanity Series* and perhaps the most important. The topic? Vitamin E (equanimity).

"Nearly 50 percent of the elderly US population now die in nursing homes or hospitals." In a beautiful essay, this ER doctor says it's time to bring death home again.

Waymo, to its earliest ride-hailing customers: completely driverless cars are on the way. Are you ready?

Regardless of what Facebook may want to believe, there are others who will want to believe the exact opposite. Who gets to decide what is or is not actually true? Think about this...