The Upside of Being Nobody

The Upside of Being Nobody

The subtitle of Lama Marut’s new book, Be Nobody(Beyond Words), encapsulates the quandary of its contents: “We’re all desperately trying to be somebody. Maybe we’ve got it all wrong.” Being a “nobody” would seem to be a mark of failure rather than a goal in our overachieving and hyper-busy world. Why would we want to dismantle this self we take…

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People We Love: Muffy Bolding

People We Love: Muffy Bolding

Besides having a lot to say about the things that wire and rewire her, Muffy Bolding is a mother, writer, actor, feminist, knitter, and self-proclaimed trollop/withered debutante. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, where she writes and produces for film and television. She is currently at work on a memoir. On Owning It Publicly When I reflect back…

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Hacking H(app)iness: Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking It Can Change the World

Hacking H(app)iness: Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking It Can Change the World

John C. Havens is a regular contributor to Mashable.com, where he has written a number of viral articles about online privacy, augmented reality, and the importance of a “happiness” economy that measures the full measure of well-being and not just profits and loss. He is a popular speaker at TED forums and technology expos and a terrific harmonica player (click…

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