Comments on: The Urgency Paradox

By: Mimi K

Mimi K — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:35 +0000

So where does planetary-environmental urgency fit in?

Is the weirdest twist of the urgency paradox that our personal life spans are expanding as the planetary ‘life’ span, i.e., planet adaptable to life, is shortening, so we do not feel urgent about the most urgent thing there is – keeping human life on the planet possible?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:22:30 +0000

Young people have developed friends and family networks where they can live for free. Some are finding month-to-month condos and apartments that allow them to come and go as they please with no long-term leases.

Others have figured out how to work remotely and can travel from city to city and hold onto their same jobs.

Tim Ferris talked about some of these ideas in the ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ but others have taken his ideas even farther, living nomadic existences with virtually no permanence to their lives. Many are chaffing at the real estate industry’s long established requirement for “locking people in” to long-term agreements. We will see much more of this disruptive attitude in the future.

By: Charles Tappan

Charles Tappan — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:57:25 +0000

Tom – you make the comment about young people finding “other forms of living (that will) allow them to live free, carefree, and mobile.” What is being referred to here? The mortgage industry is another one of those complex systems/paradigms that could be poised for innovation, redefinition or replacement – so what’s being referenced here?

By: Ray Hutchins

Ray Hutchins — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:52:11 +0000

OK…something new to think about. And if you are right, you have just solved the social security issue. What a mind you have Tom.

By: Gentry

Gentry — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:20:06 +0000

Loved it! You are an amazing avatar. Thxz. for the encouragement!

By: Jay Swartz

Jay Swartz — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:04:56 +0000

Tim Ferriss’ ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ is an excellent embodiment of the points made here. In particular, his modification of the retirement paradigm, converting the “bucket list” into “mini-retirements” taken through life.

The book does offer contrary views on business urgency. Ferriss advocates for better management technique, debunking the perceived value of constant communication. As the population ages, and automation of processes improves, I believe many aspects of business urgency will begin to decline as well.