Loving this talk by former Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler. With a simple four-square grid Yancey shifted his entire perspective on decision-making, his sense of self, and his relationship to the world. His concept of “Bentoism”, inspired by the Japanese bento box, is a way of framing your choices with an eye to the future, beyond your own self-interest, and with consideration for your community and the next generation. I’ll definitely be applying this to my life. Grateful.
(One of many talks of 99u’s virtual 2020 conference)
his book “This Could Be Our Future” is awesome!
Jun 17th, 2020 / 4:30 pm
It is an interesting perspective. I didn’t quite understand the rationale for one of the decisions he gives as an example of his bento box. Did he decide it was okay to “sell out” and give a talk to a company he didn’t like just because the other three boxes were green? I am not sure that the math is so clean and tidy.
Jun 18th, 2020 / 9:21 am
Facun beat me to it… I feel the need to repeat: the book is FANTASTIC
“This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World”
Jun 19th, 2020 / 9:21 am