Business Hippie Clubthe societal essays
Found among other things, and written back. Dear you, I hope you’ll forgive a letter from someone you’ll never meet. I came across a few of your things the other week — a calendar with every hour boxed off, a little book promising to make me more productive before breakfast, a phrase I had to […]
I’m the wrong person to write this. I’ve spent years moving. The Netherlands, Aruba, Ibiza – and my present work takes me through cities I stay in for a few weeks and then leave. I’ve made a life out of not being anywhere for very long, and I’d choose it again tomorrow. Which doesn’t stop […]
A week ago I wrote about where AI is taking the economy. Short version: it will run it, better than we ever did. The AI agents will buy the shoes, match supply to demand, take over the small daily decisions – and remove the moment where we used to stop and think “do I actually […]
I spent an afternoon talking with my AI system about where AI is taking us. Starting the conversation about the customer journey: decisions, purchases, supply chains. The whole picture. The basics of our economy. That sounds like a strange loop – asking the machine about the machine. It was. But it’s also the most honest […]
Somewhere along the way, a conversation became networking. Helping someone became a way to build reputation. Kindness started arriving with a quiet little invoice attached. You know the feeling. A chat starts open and human, and then near the end the vibe changes – the ask appears. A favor. A connection. A “we should do […]
Across Europe, ancient fires are burning again. Druid gatherings in Ireland. Seasonal festivals in forests. Pilgrimages returning. People dancing around bonfires instead of sitting through another productivity webinar. At first glance, it looks confusing. But underneath the folklore and fire ceremonies sits something much bigger. People are searching for meaning again. Not necessarily religion. Not […]
Moving society beyond GDP toward quality of life as the goal for real progress For decades, society has treated economic growth as the main proof of progress. GDP became the big number – the scoreboard governments, cities, institutions, and businesses point to when they want to show that things are moving. But life is not […]
Why public life is still asking bigger questions than the content world answers. When I scroll through LinkedIn and other media channels, I often see the same pattern coming back again and again. People are promoting products, beliefs, methods, personal brands, lifestyle choices, growth hacks, and very often themselves. Sometimes they are positioning. Sometimes they […]
We talk a lot about quality of life these days. Cities want it. Businesses promise it. People chase it. And fair enough. Who does not want a better life? But here is the uncomfortable question: Is quality of life really good when it comes at a hidden cost? Because yes, quality of life can be […]
It’s a Quality of Life problem. When people say they want more quality time, it sounds simple. More evenings without distraction.More weekends that actually feel like weekends.More space for what really matters. The reflex is almost always the same: we open the calendar. Too much work. Too many meetings. Too many commitments. A quantitative diagnosis […]