The Human-Time Paradox
Hours and even days, weeks and months often seem to creep by at snail’s pace, yet years and decades always whizz by in the blink of an eye.
Solve that paradox in your own personal context and you have the foundation for a contented and thus satisfying life.
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It Is Possible to Work in Oil and Gas and Not Carry Deep Guilt that You Are a Part of Stuffing Up the World
But you need to be honest with yourself above all else I think it is only natural that people want to believe that they are good contributors to humanity. But what to do when humanity appears to ‘turn on you’, once working for an employer and/or doing a role which you perceived many around you… Read more
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Carrying Over False Narratives From The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Hurt Vulnerable People In The Next Pandemic
To those who argue schools should not have closed – with full hindsight of what happened through the COVID pandemic rather than in the heat of moment not yet having a clear indication of the infection fatality rate (IFR), nor lifestage susceptibility variances, let alone long term implications from single or multiple infection, which we… Read more
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[RESET]> The ‘Great’ Australian House Price Bubble
A 20 year perspective In my “Open to Offers” post I gave credit to Jeremy Grantham of GMO for much of my understanding of bubbles. While accurate, absent context this gives a false impression of my own evolution. The truth is I have always been naturally contrarian. In reality I think all authentic contrarians are… Read more
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The Unity Bell
Those truly seeking productive workforces need to fit a bell curve to work tasks – not workers – to eradicate value-destroying, demoralising work There has been much talk recently of how organisations still adhere to the Jack Welch strategy of fitting a bell curve to performance of a workforce to pressure employees to increase productivity.… Read more
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Open To Offers
Although written tongue-in-cheek, this is not at all a joke and I am being entirely sincere. I am pleased to inform all fellow leaders that for the first time in two decades I am interviewing potential candidates for the opportunity to employ me. I can assure you that I will not be a Quiet Quitter.… Read more
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Guardians Of The Gulf Between Virtuous And Wicked
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked. — Vittorio Alfieri This past week it appeared that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) aimed to distinguish their actions through the pandemic from those of the wicked. Dr. Lowe’s contrition did not exercise my thoughts, however, in part… Read more
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Australian Gas Asset Ownership Through The Energy Transition
In recent decades Australian politicians have been delinquent in their leadership* and this means that the Australian public has been slow to understand the myriad issues surrounding the energy transition even if recent election results show that concern over the climate crisis is growing rapidly. Perhaps the most critical aspect of the energy transition is that… Read more
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Pernicious Envy
“The world is not driven by greed. It is driven by envy”. Charlie Munger, Feb 2022, aged 98, Vice Chairman Berkshire Hathaway, Chairman Daily Journal Company, Billionaire, Genius. The pandemic-time reflecting that I first foresaw in February and March 2020 and discussed here at MacroEdgo revolves a great deal around envy. Envy has become integral… Read more
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Families And Work
I am always up for a real talk – whether it be ‘gritty’ or ‘feel good’. And I think it is wonderful you shared your depth of emotion, Georgie Dent, in this post – I appreciated it greatly. I also wish to express gratitude for you working so hard to gain progress for families which… Read more
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If Quiet Quitting Results in Reduced Production – A Big ‘IF’ – Then It Was Production That Never Was Paid For
Since my comment on LinkedIn about David Westin’s sub-par coverage of Quiet Quitting on Bloomberg Television, I am pleased to observe that he has lifted the bar to his normal high standard. Even articles on Bloomberg’s website with titles ostensibly indicating opposition to the trend on deeper reading point at all of the reasons for… Read more
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Quiet Quitting, Quiet Firing and Loud Quitting: Explainers
Quiet Quitting – An employee doing what they are paid to do to the best of their ability, but doing no more. At its basis this is about a worker setting boundaries to not be exploited by an employer and is thus a rejection of Extreme capitalism that assumes an employee will accept any and… Read more
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Quiet Quitting
Quiet quitting – the term – is a misnomer. Most assume that it is about quitting on a job. It is not. It is about quitting, or refusing to participate, in a system that has progressively become unsustainable because it is unfulfilling and unhealthy to those within it. Extreme capitalism is what is being quit!… Read more
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Compassion Culture Benefits All Stakeholders Including Shareholders
Why is a compassion culture better for all stakeholders in capitalist societies including shareholders? Besides the threat of unheralded injury claims from toxic workplaces that put businesses in jeopardy (as I explained in “The Great Reset At Work“)… it is my thesis that a great deal of work done by white collar workers is ‘just… Read more
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The Great Reset: The concept and the passion
In “The Great Reset: An explainer” I gave a brief description of the political and economic backdrop that led to humanity entering the pandemic at a moment of social extreme with a paradigm shift due or even overdue. I explained that trends in society tend to occur in cycles that can be conceptualised as a… Read more
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To Reset To a Compassion Culture A New Global Formal Greeting Is Necessary
In organisational and formal social culture, nothing speaks more to an imperialist white-supremecist patriarchal system based on domination than the handshake. There is so much social expectation and perception associated with the handshake. Virtuallly every person living in a western nation has had the feeling of having their hand twisted into a more passive position… Read more
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The Great Resignation In The Context Of The Great Reset
At this point in the Great Reset era we have heard most about the Great Resignation (or Great Reshuffle) which is unsurprising as businesses wonder aloud why they are finding it challenging to retain their workers and how to attract talented workers. Some employers are even sceptical, and have suggested workers may regret their actions,… Read more
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The Great Reset: An explainer
After walking amongst humanity for a while, cycles beyond the seasons or clothing and hairstyles become noticeable. These cycles are noticeable also in political beliefs, and although that can seem boring to understand, it’s important because the political system affects all of us. Perhaps the most important political cycle that affects everyone is the balance… Read more
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In The Great Reset Era Successful Leaders Focus On Wellbeing And Authentic Connection
The underlying premise of what many say here at LinkedIn – especially those employed in the corporate wellness sector, either embedded in organisations or as external consultants – is that addressing wellness is good for the bottom line. While I recognise the accuracy of this statement, I find it confronting. Since work culture is a… Read more
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Power Dynamic Disruptions At Work In The Great Reset Era
Anybody who wishes to monetise their ‘social’ activities on the internet knows that they should frequently remind the human beings they are engaging with of the value of those activities. In other words, they must post frequently lest their engagement metrics decline along with their potential earnings. I said from the outset that I was… Read more
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Redeeming Imposter
This is my attempt to increase the momentum in support of the Uluru Statement From The Heart especially amongst us non-First Nations Australians. This past year I have opened my eyes and heart more than ever to the need for progress towards true reconciliation. As the Uluru Statement From The Heart website says, First Nations… Read more
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The Great Reset: Inevitable, irreversible, deep-rooted in connection
The Great Reset is the era in human history that we entered (or which accelerated) in the COVID-19 pandemic where connection with ourselves, within society, and to the natural environment, and fairness, equity, inclusion and compassion superseded accumulation of material wealth and ‘winning’ as the primary aspiration within societies leading to more balanced and sustainable… Read more
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For The Sons Of Deeply Insecure Men
When I was an early teen I felt deeply insecure in my family. In many ways I felt like I was treated as foolish by them following the lead of my father. Perhaps it is normal that the youngest child is taken less seriously by the family, or perhaps that is a common perception of… Read more
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On The Origins Of COVID-19: My full and unabashed thoughts
As I often seem to do, I will start this post off with an admission. Most of last year I was hyper alert to how my public comments and my emails to my former colleague and friend, Dr Shi Zhengli, the lead scientist of the laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology which is world-renowned… Read more
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Majority of Australian Women of Colour Don’t Feel Safe At Work
Only one-third of women of colour felt their identity was recognised and valued at work. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-26/australian-women-of-colour-unsafe-discrimination-work/100232188 Gained value from these words and ideas? Consider supporting my work at GoFundMe © Copyright Brett Edgerton 2021
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The Great Reset Era Theme: Investing in family and community connection
Excerpted from “Full Thoughts On Prof. Michael Sandel’s Meritocracy Discourse: Part 2“ Prof. Sandel [in “The Tyranny of Merit: What’s become of the common good”] makes almost no mention of the importance of family, which is an enormous pity as this is an obviously critical issue in social cohesion and feelings of attachment within society.… Read more
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The Great Reset Era Theme: The education revolution
Excerpted from “Full Thoughts On Prof. Michael Sandel’s Meritocracy Discourse: Part 2“ In “The Tyranny of Merit: What’s become of the common good” Prof. Michael Sandel, with his experience over four decades as a Harvard University lecturer, provides significant detail on his observation of the growth in competition for positions at universities perceived as being… Read more
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The Great Reset Era Theme: A global village based on ‘Quality Globalisation’
Excerpted from “Full Thoughts On Prof. Michael Sandel’s Meritocracy Discourse: Part 2“ Solidarity at the national level is preferable to having polarised societies, indeed, but the true challenges to a sustainable and thriving humanity depend on cohesion of the global community. That reality is increasingly understood in the battle against the climate crisis and it… Read more
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The Great Reset Observed In Real-Time By Former US Labor Department Chief Economist
The full interview is available on Bloomberg from 1:12:30 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-06-22/-bloomberg-surveillance-full-show-06-22-2021-video Gained value from these words and ideas? Consider supporting my work at GoFundMe © Copyright Brett Edgerton 2021
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Full Thoughts On Prof. Michael Sandel’s Meritocracy Discourse: Part 2
In the first part of this essay I expressed my support for Prof. Sandel’s views with some qualifications on what I believe are the most important factors in the polarised societies many developed nations are now experiencing. Specifically my view is that this polarity is due to the inequality itself more so than distrust of… Read more
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Humanity Needs Good People In Tough Jobs
Firstly an admission – I am bogged down in writing part 2 of my response to Sandel’s ‘meritocracy’ discourse because it encompasses three large areas which I had intended to write individual posts on and for which I had developed extensive notes. That highlights how important that response is to me, but it also means… Read more
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How Farmers Lose Their Perspective
What was running through my father’s enraged mind that night I will never know — he is too emotionally repressed to ever be able to even acknowledge it happened let alone give me closure on what he was thinking as he was fully loading his revolver — but I have had to live my life… Read more
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Full Thoughts on Prof. Michael Sandel’s Meritocracy Discourse: Part 1
I have now finished reading “The Tyranny of Merit: What’s become of the common good?” by Prof. Michael Sandel which I purchased after watching his panel at the WEF Davos Agenda. It is brilliant and one of the best-written books that I have had the pleasure of reading. Firstly let me say that from my perspective… Read more
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My Fraught Journey To Women
Prologue It’s fitting that even the prologue I commence with an admission. Rarely for my posts, I sort advice on whether to publish this because it contains embarrassing, personal information that I felt that I would rather not make public if my confidants suggested that this article was unlikely to have any impact. I also… Read more
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Australia Must Pivot To COVID-19 ‘Normality’ Once All Residents Are Offered Vaccination
In February 2020 I was one of the first to speak publicly of the need for Australia to shut the borders and aim to eliminate what was then referred to as ‘the novel coronavirus’. In my first post on the topic published 3 February “Social Cohesion: The best vaccine against crises” I highlighted the unique… Read more
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Navin’s Beautiful Memoir For His Courageous Mother
To celebrate the 100th post on MacroEdgo I am honoured to publish for the first time the work of an extremely talented young man who is destined to make a real difference for humanity, my 12 year old son. This is a school assignment which was just too good to not be read by a… Read more
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The Great Reset: Humanity demands leaders walk while chewing gum in the 21st century
The criticism most often levelled at President Franklin D Roosevelt – President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945 – is that he did not tackle racism and inequality. Excuses are made that the Great Depression and then World War II were such serious issues that political capital and attention had… Read more
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For A Moment Consider That Meghan Might Actually ‘Complete’ Harry Not ‘Contaminate’ Him
There is a subtext to the story revolving around Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that you probably would not recognise if you are a part of the dominant majority in society. You might not even recognise it if you are a part of a suppressed minority, especially if new to it through migration. I recognise… Read more
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Racial Prejudice and Bias: A matter of degrees
Bias and prejudice is expressed in varying degrees across society, and that makes combatting it challenging as detection is often problematic even for those it is directed against. Why is it that a salesperson treated you with condescension? Why was your application to rent a home rejected even though you are an executive in a… Read more
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The Lie Of Reverse Racism
The lie of reverse racism is one of the chief tools of the racist to create division and draw people to their side. I realised this early when I first began to reflect on the racism which I learned from my upbringing in conservative northern Queensland. “Oh they receive so many hand-outs from the Government… Read more
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An Explanation of Black Lives Matter
To A Good Person Who Did Not Understand I have just had a conversation on social media with somebody who I have known since childhood, and who I know to be a lovely, and true and honest spirit. It was not just that conversation, however, that prompted me to publish my comments in full here.… Read more
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Nobody is Perfect: We men must keep trying
On the morning of Thursday 21 January 2021 in Australia I sat and watched transfixed on the television in awe as somebody spoke to and for all of humanity. That person described themself as “a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother” who now knew it is possible that they… Read more
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Racism and Political Correctness
It is time that I explicitly state my views on racism. The issue which I consider goes right to the heart of dealing with racism in Australia is political correctness, which is ironic because political correctness is perhaps the most often stated justification by racists for the need to express their beliefs. The racists’ argument… Read more
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The Great Reset: Building the bridge
What would you think if I sang out of tune?Would you stand up and walk out on me?Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a songAnd I’ll try not to sing out of key Oh, I get by with a little help from my friendsMm, I get high with a little help from my… Read more
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The Great Reset: Momentum builds with the World Economic Forum agenda
I spent most of February and the first half of March 2020 banging away on my keyboard trying to wake up my fellow Australian residents to the risks of the coming COVID-19 pandemic so that through political self-interest elected politicians would enact policies necessary to protect those within the Australian borders and to help as… Read more
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The Great Reset: A letter to my Father and my ‘Sliding Doors’ self
Dear Dad It seems that lately we struggle to spend time together without quarreling. Neither of us are good at small talk, and the divergent path that I took in my life means that we no longer share much in common. Most importantly, we no longer see the world through similar frames of reference. I… Read more
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How Might Milton Friedman Respond To The COVID-19 Pandemic?
I have written extensively detailing my views on why conservatives are hell-bent on minimising introductions of stringent measures to retard the COVID-19 pandemic in their jurisdictions which would reduce preventable deaths. It boils down to their political power base being the business class elite, and their greatest fear is that The Great Reset will lead… Read more
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How I Re-made Myself After A Breakdown
I have 23 cousins on my father’s side, but when I was a young boy, Ernie stood out above all others. Ernie was my brother’s age, 8 years older than me, and he was a real farm boy. He was always with my Uncle Charlie on his frequent visits to help Dad out in our… Read more
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If After 30 Years of Unbroken Economic Growth Australia Can’t Afford To Protect It’s Most Vulnerable, Who Really Benefitted From That Economic Growth?
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone the most intense of spotlights on the weaknesses in our societies including: the lack of cohesion and increase in racism, inequality in opportunity leading to lower living standards which results in far greater impacts especially on exploited minorities and temporary workers, and inadequate care for the elderly in part due… Read more
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The Great Reset Era At Work
The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your whole life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life Katsumoto from the motion picture ‘The Last Samurai’ from Warner Bros I am not the writer who coined the term ‘the Great Resignation’. More significantly, I am the writer who sort… Read more
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