Archive for May, 2010

Zensights

May 20 2010 Published by admin under insight

People are very much in need of simplification, balance and control in today’s jam-packed lifestyles.  Just take a look at the number of self-help books and websites that encourage you to find focus, and to rethink what is relevant.

The sense of “Information overload” has reached every part of our lives. So much so that Barry Schwartz, in “The Paradox of Choice”, argued that “More Is actually Less”. He even suggested that eliminating consumer choices could greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers.

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Better than Mad Men

May 08 2010 Published by admin under context

Mad Men is an American dramatic television series set in the 1960s, at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City. Mad Men depicts parts of American society and culture of the 1960s, highlighting cigarette smoking, drinking, sexism, adultery, homophobia, anti-Semitism and racism. Themes of alienation, social mobility and ruthlessness underpin the thematic tone of the show.

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