Live a meaningful life from Aristotle and Plato up nowadays
I did not know the meaning of the word “Eudaimonia” before reading the articles and the posts of disruptively meaningful life" where each individual is able to express and to fully develop his most authentic and genuine human potential. I believe the eudaimonic vision of a prosperity based upon what we are achieving, accomplishing, fulfilling for ourselves and for the others is a very actual and very fascinating topic. Before continuing let me clarify few things. Eudaimonia is not a religion, it is not ascetism, it is not utopia, it is not a way of life nor a naive vision of the reality. Eudaimonia cultivates depth and authenticity not the “quick and dirty” way. Eudaimonia builds and creates sustainability does not run after easy earnings. Eudaimonia is better quality against more and more quantity of poor quality. Eudaimonia is the pursuite of the most authentic and genuines wishes against the status of having and possessing. Since many decades we are living a dimension of prosperity which is characterized by a fake and dangerous promise that we’ll be happy as long as we continue to buy new stuff and new products. This is the opposite of the eudaimonic vision of prosperity and obviously it is a trap, it’s an unuseful and fruitless pursuite to what Umair Haque defined "the Opulence Bubble". One of its most devastating effects is that it makes us not just economically poorer, but it also impoverishes us spiritually, emotionally, it empties our minds. Reaching happiness within this environment is a scam which has already devastated the ecosystem of the entire planet. No wander if a deep sense of uneasiness and discomfort is spreading across the globe and it does not seem to stop. In this perspective I believe that the “we are the 99%” movement is showing up the deepest distrust against the current system and its proven inefficacy to deliver authentic, genuine human growth and a sustainable future. These people are asking to invest in human potential before anything else: before making investments in the economy, before going on with industrialization at full speed, the nations of the world, the international organizations and institutions must consider to act with the highest attention for the human beings and for the environment.
I have got the inspiration for this post reading the newsletter I received from Chris Brogan: his idea of writing "Your Three Words" for the new year is great and it arrived at the same time I was trying to figure out a kind of short guideline for my activity in 2012. So very briefly these are my three words in 2012: Consistent - Aggregate - Inspire Consistent and focused on the message: empowering cultural and business innovation begins with the awareness of the immense power that each one of us has individually to change our history. My goal is to aggregate as many people as possible around the subject of meaningful innovation in our society and in our daily business. I guess that if I'll do right the first two steps, I should expect the whole activity in 2012 will eventually become a source of creative inspiration for those that will read me or follow me.
Betterness: Economics for Humans
BETTERNESS: Economics for Humans
The latest book by Umair Haque AVAILABLE HERE for download on PDF - Kindle - iBooks
"Betterness: Economics for Humans" is the latest book of my favorite author Umair Haque. Business as we know it has reached a state of diminishing returns: though we work harder and harder, we never seem to get anywhere. I'd like to share a quick overview of the content which you find on the link above: 1. Introduction: The Not-So-Dismal Science? 2. The Capitalist’s Paradox 3. Eudaimonia: A Better Path to Prosperity 4. Poiesis: A Better Source of Advantage 5. Arête: A Better Organization 6. Kairos: Toward a Better Paradigm Lets enjoy the reading and ACT together starting to change our own life to make the world a better place.