What Makes Us Happy?
A while back I wrote a 3 separate papers on one “specific” topic. What makes us happy?
This leads me to Malcolm Gladwell. I first thought it was peculiar how the author of Blink and The Tipping Point, could give me an answer to my question. But without a doubt he did. In his TED Talk, under the topic (which is named the same) What makes us happy?, I found he had the perfect answer.
At one point he says “People don’t know what makes them happy.” Then he proceeds to explain that we never really know until we’ve experienced it. Oddly he relates it to pasta sauce.
Also, watch Stefan Sagmeister who explains Happiness through design. I think happiness and less stress in everyones life would make a good change. Stress really doesn’t do any one, any good.
Does Blogging Make a Difference?
With all the hype on blogs, and the mild fact that there are literally hundreds upon thousands of blogs, begs the question can blogging really make a difference?
As the answer to many other questions I try to answer it is simply, Yes.
There are many different types of blogs, they fall in to Opinions, Rants, Reviews, Informational, Productivity, etc. But among the ones that really grab attention are the ones that give attention to what people WANT to hear. This brings me to the Blog of Colby Buzzell. As a soldier in Iraq, he posted from Iraq for people to read. His blog stirred such controversy that it really did make a difference. He posted so truthfully as to what happened in his daily life in Iraq that the government threatened to remove him from service due to his blogging activity. The difference he made was that the media and the everyday person began to understand what was really happening overseas. His blogging eventually led to the release of his book My War: Killing Time in Iraq. The book furthered the everyday person’s knowledge of the Iraq war.
On a lighter note more common blogs on Economics, Personal Finance, Life Hacks and many others, are really beginning to make a difference in many lives.
For those who really have a hard time organizing themselves these blogs have been a steady access from average to professional advice. What comes from these blogs helps people in ways that have really been limited in access. Some blogs like SOCOM Sales even help with many salesmen and women do their jobs more efficiently and more productively.
The blogging world goes so far that Blog posts are even being related with major magazines like Esquire. When you subscribe to their RSS feed, it becomes exactly like a blog. Their posts change and you receive the updates.
Blogging has 100% made a difference in the information age we live in. People have access to more information than ever, and are learning more and more. For a great list of blogs and other information visit Popurls, or Alltop.