Sipping from the Firehose

GTD What is the firehose? Sipping from the Firehose July 2011 - Jerry Michalski part of the REXpedition Consider the historical context Context: The REXpedition Nuggets, narratives... Is it making us worse off? Why it's better How can we thrive in this flow? Coping elegantly with information overload Why it should worry us Imagine a practice called Upkido A side note on context El Aleph Persistence Curmudgeons http://webbrain.com/u/12VE Andrew Keen Nicholas Carr Jaron Lanier Legitimate concerns Overreliance Drowning Triviality Spin Addiction Substitution Surveillance Loss of focus Short attention spans Continuous Partial Attention The Potential We're learning how to: Riff, rate, reply, recommend, revert, retweet Express ourselves more clearly (it'll take time!) Listen to one another Be citizen-reporters Be citizens again Create rich context Create shared meaning Weave a global mind But how? This prezi is part of the REXpedition... ...and is also an example of a narrative that references nuggets. Oh! With a point of view, too. Now insert a global event. Exhausting, isn't it? It has two modes fast and slow You choose Why "Upkido"? Upward Spiral + Aikido Ai = harmony ki = chi = universal life force do = path = the way Upkido = the way of improving universal life force practices tools fast slow Personal Kanban DND [ gesture Power tools for connectors One breath away Letting go Rely on your community Self-mastery Infotention Upkido a proposal This is a proposal I haven't mastered it Tools are missing Our understanding is evolving Jump in! Jim Benson David Allen Lifehacking