How to Stay Sane in an Ideas Economy
A three step-system for those times when you need a boundary.
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” — Harriet Tubman
I am fascinated by the theory that we live in an ideas economy. Our ideas are have the potential now to spread quickly, to go viral, and affect change (for good or bad) with lightning speed.
And there’s so much attention in an ideas economy for good ideas that it can be so tempting to spread yours widely the minute you have them. Think the newly rich spending their money as fast as it comes in.
I’d like to suggest that it’s often a good idea to slow down. (Which, BTW, is incredibly hard for me.)