Tha Good Good, Week of 11.08.19

Here's a roundup of some podcasts, documentaries, articles, and ideas I've been into this week.

1. Podcast I'm replaying –
'Leading Above the Line' - Jim Dethmer on The Knowledge Project
In my effort to develop a greater sense of self-awareness, this is a conversation I keep returning to. Jim Dethmer, founding partner at The Conscious Leadership Group, talks ditching blame, speaking openly, and embracing the unfamiliar.
Learn how to better understand and regulate your thoughts and emotions.

2. Essay I'm enjoying –
'Solutide and Leadership' "If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts... I submit to you that solitude is one of the most important necessities of true leadership. This lecture will be an attempt to explain why."

Learn the essential role solitude plays in developing leadership.

3. Quote I'm thinking about –
“Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother's busy holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed. He's making sure your imagination withers. Until it's as useful as your appendix. He's making sure your attention is always filled. And this being fed, it's worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what's in your mind. With everyone's imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.”
⁠— Chuck Palahniuk