Blogging Archives - The Social Chic

Welcome to the Cultural Singularity

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I love to read about technology stuff, being the nerdy/inquisitive person that I am. One of the ideas that has been occupying my thoughts recently has been the concept of the Technological Singularity, as described by titan of the computing world Bill Joy. The idea, simply put, is that technological progress will exponentially increase once […]

The Power of Asynchronous Communication

Sunday, April 29, 2012

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I read a very interesting interview with Elon Musk the other day. Although the article was mainly focused on how he maintains peak efficiency with his busy personal schedule, it was an offhand comment stood out to me: “Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I’m really good at email.” It’s a very strange pair of sentences, […]

You Are What You Tweet: Social Media Is Your Autobiography

Sunday, April 22, 2012

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I saw a very interesting tweet the other day. I can’t remember the exact wording of it, and I can’t recall who said it, but the message stuck with me. It went something like: “Your body is the most accurate diary you can keep in your life.” It got me thinking about other things in […]

Tweet Your Way to Better Writing

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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If you are like me, then I’m sure your life has been forever changed by the glorious sunrise that is Mad Men. It’s awakened a desire in me to dress snappier, order increasingly more complex cocktails, and to write better. In fact, the Social Chic owes it’s existence, at least in part, to the shenanigans […]

Blog Your Way to Better Creativity

Sunday, April 1, 2012

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If you do anything with your life more engaging than watching paint dry, then you’ve probably run up against creative block in the pursuit of a goal. Creative block, no matter what discipline, can be a maddening ordeal. Conjuring the muse is often the difference between work that is merely adequate and work that stands […]