Wisdom 20

My Interview With Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh, On Happiness

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


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What ties everything together and really helps us achieve our greater purpose is that Zappos is about delivering happiness.

Twitter And the Dalai Lama: Can Social Media Help Create a Happier World?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living


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I hear it quite a bit, including comments here on Huffington Post: "Twitter is useless. It is just people with big egos trying to promote themselves. ...

The 5 Keys to Twitter's Success

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media


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Twitter has succeeded in part because it allows people to have their own broadcasting network, a means to share and comment on both what they like and dislike that is occurring the world.

Is it Taking Over? Study: People Tweeting from Cars and Toilets

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


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Few us will renounce social networks, but we should follow the Zen lesson relevant for our time: "When driving, just drive; when pooping, just poop; and when tweeting, just tweet."

Internet Addiction: How Big Is It?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


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Internet addiction is upon us... how big is the problem?

Why It May No Longer Help to Be a Liberal

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


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Can we step out of our identities that are constantly looking for ways to justify themselves and to put down the other, and open to a deeper presence and wisdom?

Can You Be Conscious in a Coporation? A Yogi at Google Says Yes

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


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More people today who seek to live with deeper mindfulness and wisdom want to do so within their modern lives, including while working in corporate America.

The Art of Mindful Tweeting . . .

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media


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Every act we make impacts the world. While we need to decide what acts to perform, the real issue is not just what we decide to do, but how present we are when we do them.

5 Steps to Using Twitter and Facebook Consciously

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media


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I know it can seem impolite to unfollow a user on Twitter or unfriend someone on Facebook, but I think the goal is not to communicate with as many people as possible, but to have authentic communication with those we do.

Twitter: Revolutionizing Information or High School All Over Again?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


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Many people see Twitter as a democratizing tool that will radically change how people share and receive information online. Others see it as the epitome of self-promotion run amok.

If the Buddha Used Twitter . . .

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living


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Buddha would encourage us to use everything, including Twitter, not to distract ourselves from what is important, but to remember it and to do our work on this earth impeccably.