Satisfaction vs. Fun

A physiological difference of sorts

When talking about motivation and the rewards of motivation, I think it falls in one of two categories: satisfaction and fun. They sound similar, but are not the same. Satisfaction can be defined as contentment; which is a state of being at ease in one’s situation - physiologically, there are not major changes in the immune system when one is exeriencing a ’satisfying’ moment. However ‘fun’ produces an adrenaline rush that causes blood to flow all throughout the body and excites our senses. With ‘fun’ there is a stage of intense stimulation followed by an exhaustion period. To highlight the difference, I have created the following examples:

Satisfaction

Gardening

- dealing with the allergies, weeds, animals eating your flowers and vegetables is not a pleasurable experience, but I can see that the end result of the hard work of gardening can be rewarding

Home Renovations

- besides the fact that you may suffer some injuries or may staple some part of your appendages to a wall, the reward of doing your own home renovations is the increased value of your property and the feelings of accomplishment and success

Cooking

- there is a fine art to cooking; the boiling, the seasoning, steaming of a dish can be very theraupetic after a stressful day - and the reception of compliments and accolades of a meal well prepared can be very fulfilling (pun intended)

Kids

- the thousands of dollars they cost, the stress and anxiety, the endless cleaning up after their mess isn’t that much ‘fun’, but kids do bring out a rewarding factor to parents; as parents can witness the growth and evolution of their offspring right in front of their eyes.

Working Out

- the changing of your clothes, dealing with people who think its cool to walk around nude in changerooms, and the sweat and intensity involved doesn’t make working out at the gym fun, but the improved immune system functioning (cardiovascular, lower blood pressure/cholesteorel), weight loss, and muscle growth make it all rewarding.

---

Fun

 

Sports

- the rush of hitting the jump shot, tackling the running back, or beating a defender provides an adrenaline rush that not much other experiences can provide.

Gentleman’s clubs

- self-explanatory, I guess if one can’t understand this, then the ‘hands-on’ approach is necessary (pun intended - in some states and provinces only)

Romance

- See last explanation
Shopping (for women)

- beats me!!! I have no rational explanation

.:: LiBM ::.

Authority and the Social Media World

 
It may have been said best by Bertrand de Jouvenel:
“The phenomenon called authority is at once more ancient and more fundamental than the phenomenon called state; the natural ascendancy of some men over others is the principle of all human organizations and all human advances.”

All societies operate on the concept of authority; as some figure or body of government has the ability and power deliver punishment on individual(s). Since the Roman civilization, authority is used as a deterrence and an instrument of justice; punishing those that break the laws of a society. In contemporary society as it relates to the rule of law, an authority figure would be law enforcement, military, intelligence services - and as we have seen in certain countries, the use of power in punishing others can be very relenting, and even the legitimacy in the authority figures and its ideology can be questioned and revolted by a society (i.e. Iran). However, without a body to enforce the rules and order of a society, then chaos is sure to arise as man can not govern itself freely. There are several differing types of authority according to German Max Weber, they are Rational-legal, traditional, and charismatic.

Social Media Urban Context

“Modern societies depend on legal-rational authority. Government officials are the best example of this form of authority, which is prevalent all over the world.”, however this type of authority is not respected much by the growing industry of ‘Social Media’, as governments find it increasingly difficult to regulate the Internet - the most prime example is the government in Iran who have failed to block certain social media sites; as the people in that country have used technology, specifically the use of IP Proxies, to get around the government crackdown. In Western countries, governments try to establish rules and laws, however much of the enforcement is scattered and not effective as there are many socially unacceptable sites dealing with underage exploits.

“Traditional authority, which derives from long-established customs, habits and social structures. When power passes from one generation to another, then it is known as traditional authority”, as it relates to social media, this is a toss-up: on the one hand it seems that the Internet community on a whole has some group personality traits; groups will isolate those that don’t fit their site ideology, and sometimes delivering disparaging comments will make one very popular. So it can be said that the customs that we develop in the tangible world are being transferred to online interactions. However, the argument can be made that the sense of anonymity and impersonal nature of what the Internet provides, has created a crude and rude culture - that has always existed in the physical world, but the Internet has exacerbated such attitudes into behaviors.

“Charismatic authority is that authority which is derived from “the gift of grace” or when the leader claims that his authority is derived from a “higher power” (e.g. God or natural law or rights) or “inspiration”, that is superior to both the validity of traditional and rational-legal authority and followers accept this and are willing to follow this higher or inspired authority, in the place of the authority that they have hitherto been following. Some of the most prominent examples of charismatic authority can be politicians or leaders, who come from a movie or entertainment background”, couldn’t have been said any better. In this social media realm, many are titled an ‘authority figure’ just on their ’swag’, their ‘charisma’. This is a falsity, and should be corrected as many people are being handed the magic wand of ‘authority’ when they have no real power other than their popularity - which in some cases can be very powerful in influencing masses. However, they can not really ‘punish’ people other through isolating other people - which can be just as damaging psychologically as a physical blow can be.

The follow-up to this will be a highlight of such ‘authority figures’ … hopefully it will teach us whom has the real power, and whom is just faking it!

.:: LiBM ::.

• ahh, joys of claim/policy numbers & discrepancies; even more ‘ahh-like’ is the denial of responsibility - I wonder if that can be insured? #
• @NastyTaiBoogy Follow Friday @LuvaBoy @vanessaveasley @penap @HitzProductions @AroundDaWayGirl @bbrooklyn050 @Flomontana @Stu_D0gg @ECATO52 in reply to NastyTaiBoogy #
• Doing the Nerban thing: comparing electronics prices on e-Bay, while thinking about what to go off on a Tangent about #
• The yawns are getting to be frequent in occurance, louder in decibels, excuse me while I … #
• Gottta keep grounded, even in the eye of a hurricane; when you may want to fly with the wind - but you may land in a worse situation #
• Drivin thru Farmland Scarboro (behind the zoo) is always fun with uneven roads and 1 lane bridges and dense forestry #
• Nothing like getting it in early at the gym #
• @kelimessenger or when street dudes wanna front like they are in the front lines in the streets, SMFH in reply to kelimessenger #
• I guess you gotta bite the bullet sometimes to get the bigger picture; hope the bullet isn’t from a sawed-off … #
• @barackoblogger different times, against a different type of dictatorship government, AND a much different type of ignorance #iranelection in reply to barackoblogger #
• @barackoblogger true, but the government response to such actions would be much more bloody than what happened in the South in the 60’s in reply to barackoblogger #
• @barackoblogger so passive aggressive actions (such as the economic idea u proposed) will definitely not produce change … right? #
• If Facebook & Twitter can’t figure out a business model after these events, then they need to get a new executive team #
• Must be on my 90’s ish: Dead Presidents at Daytona 500 is Juicy as Streets are Watching the Gangsta Party C.R.E.A.M. In the Quiet Storm #
• In the detox phase, downing the H2O #
• Poor Juan Williams: the token Black Liberal Guy on Fox News - though he shines thru as the only logical guy on that ntwrk #
• Anything learned can be unlearned - with enough conditioning. Our instinctual nature is not as powerful as the learned mind #
• @kaitlynnsmith u really got to be drunk to lose ur inhibition to sing badly and off-key in reply to kaitlynnsmith #
• Nothing like getting it in for a middayu workout #
• Planning the week & pushing it 2 the clouds, got 2 find sanity in the crazy wk ahead; trying 2 fly on a budget, in a recession w/ turbulence #
• RT @brooksbayne: @QueenofSpain just tell the hungry ppl to move to santa monica if they don’t like realistic advice. #icon #tcot #
• @Lenaistewart hey superstar, got my email? in reply to Lenaistewart #
• need to step up the caloric intake #
• @Genycis: RT: Listening to When Disaster Strikes by Busta Rhymes. Damn I miss lyrical hip hop and hot beats! ~Genycis @ http://www.genycis.com #
• @sandlady_ Hip-Hop abs is too corny - the pilates will probably be better in the long run in reply to sandlady_ #
• @whoisjr very true in reply to whoisjr #
• @dj_diva lol, he may like that shit in reply to dj_diva #
• @THEflyGIRL the BEP does a lot of hood things: they jack/steal classic & rare songs from the 70’s/80’s … isn’t that hood enough? in reply to THEflyGIRL #
• @thekeygurl big line in reply to thekeygurl #
• Obama is playing these tense diplomatic games perfectly, logically - seems like the opposition likes to oppose reason, jus to be heard #
• Seems like its official: Black Eye Peas are a ‘hip-hop’ group, after that act of ‘gangsterism’ at MMVA’s to Perez #
• @mistymonteith WOW, something that I agree with you on. I would like celebs to start boxing and clip-clapping and slapping these paparazzi’s in reply to mistymonteith #
• @KrisReyes again witht he Skype? a few blocks away from home base? lol, come on …. in reply to KrisReyes #
• those inhibitors of serotonin pills are really having an effect; strolling down to Drowsy City, exiting on Sleepy Lane #
• @KrisReyes news organizations should only use it when required (remote/intl distance interviews) not around the corner and down the street in reply to KrisReyes #
• reducing the cognitive dissonance by attacking it directly - both directly; peripheral effects will be felt shortly. #
• drowsiness wears off, mundane realism sets in; subtly, but abruptly - like when ppl interrupt ur convo & say ‘I dont mean to interrupt, but’ #
• @La_Famiglia I would say that their is an imbalance - all the bad hip-hop is mainstream, while good hip-hop has seeped back to underground in reply to La_Famiglia #
• @TrackHustle don’t forget to put Timbo, Kanye, Just Blaze, No I.D., Erick Sermon in reply to TrackHustle #
• rockin some old Glenn Lewis, he was supposed to be big, but, I don’t know what happened … I wonder who is T dot’s R&B equivalent to Drake? #
• getting into that function, array, arguments, parameters, and tags <? ya dig ?> #
• Movement regulated by reserve tank #
• A lot of things make ‘perfect sense’ in ‘Bizarro World’, where I greet you with ‘goodbye’, and you leave by saying ‘hello’, lol #
• @QueenofSpain though it shouldn’t be a party thing, all these scandals seem to come from Republicans; yet they still advocate family values in reply to QueenofSpain #
• @DontFollowVal lol, now that’s just wrong! (not ‘wrong’ in the literal sense, but ‘wrong’ figuratively) as it suggests women r selfish … in reply to DontFollowVal #
• @EbonyIntuition I was thinking of stocking up too … then I realized I am not an alcoholic, lol in reply to EbonyIntuition #
• @QueenofSpain and it’s not a shock that Fox Right News would try to sneak in a subliminal like that in reply to QueenofSpain #
• Checkin out the busy neuron hotel, rockin some R.E.M. … hopefully #
• @mizzt2hot don’t worry ‘friends’ are over-rated - ur not missing much except higher levels of stress in reply to mizzt2hot #
• @molls lol, yet I am sure if enough ppl follow your lead, Geico will get into that game … next time, try ‘air’, it has no resistance #
• @mistymonteith aww man, this was way too easy to get at you, here is something that can occupy ur time: http://www.learntocook101.com in reply to mistymonteith #
• Maybe he doesn’t understand that we ’speak with the dough’, as its the only cents than anyone can really understand #
• @DuoLiveG big line, either that or we are crazy for thinking that things are simple in reply to DuoLiveG #
• @mistymonteith I’ll make sure to have the fire department on standby, lol in reply to mistymonteith #
• ‘time’ is an easy concept to grasp, but respect for other people’s ‘time’ may be a bit harder to comprehend for the Narcissist persona #
• almost fell asleep after electro therapy and massage; they should get some softer cushions for that table, get that lights out factor #
• What the fuck is this ‘unconfirmed reports’ bullshit, is that news? Hope the need to get it first, doesn’t mess up w/ getting it right #
• R.I.P. Michael Jackson #
• CNN confirms with the L.A. Coroner, R.I.P. the icon Michael Jackson #
• Watching these Michael Jackson music videos reminds me so much how videos these days sucks & #unfollowperez - its not ur wk dumb chitch #
• @kelimessenger lol, fire should bun dem all in reply to kelimessenger #
• On my PYT Butterflies Off The Wall I can’t Help It as I blame it on the Boogie ish this morning … I can’t help it #
• I’m sure today will be one of the least productive work days in history, as physically we may be in our cubicles, but mentally … #
• You can change up your word, but your bond loosens; then the cookie starts to crumbles, and you get no DOUGH … score that in Pro Tools … #

Powered by Twitter Tools.

Verifying the Unverified Reports for Confirmation

The role of sources in a lightning fast news environment

With the whole aftermath of the passing of the King of Music (no, not ‘King of Pop’, King of Music mofo’s), on June 25, 2009, there will sure be a debate on the issue of ‘unconfirmed’ and ‘confirmed’ reports/sources. Like everyone, I started to receive txt msgs, Blackberry messages, tweets about Michael Jackson being hospitalized; so immediately I wanted validation, my first instinct was to tune to CNN. At CNN they had confirmed that he was hospitalized, in parallel, TMZ was reporting he had already passed via their ‘unconfirmed report’. The BBC, CBC, all rushed to change graphics to that he was ‘dead’, and they cited ‘unconfirmed reports’. However, CNN didn’t follow suit; they did mention the ‘unconfirmed report’, but they always followed up with “CNN has not confirmed”. At this time, BET was already dedicating 106 & Park to MJ, Fox News was saying he passed; all based on an ‘unconfirmed report’; now allegedly not from TMZ, but from the L.A. Times (where their site went down due to traffic).

Unconfirmed vs Confirmed

I deduce that an ‘unconfirmed report’ is little more than ‘hearsay’ or ‘gossip’; originating from someone that is not an ‘official’ or ‘professional’, or has not been validated by secondary and/or external sources. As like many, I was flipping news sources to see any variations and/or similarities in the coverage, then something happened that cemented why CNN can really stand by the moniker ‘The Most Trusted Name in News’, CNN’s I-hate-immigrant-workers Lou Dobbs personality chick had a live interview with the L.A. Coroner’s office that gave the official statement - confirming the ‘unconfirmed’. Of course, as we have all found out, the ‘unconfirmed report’ was accurate
This is important in an ultra fast paced news dimension of tweets, internet, and cable news where information travels lightning quick; one’s sources are paramount in lending validity. I am sure CNN felt mounting pressure to follow their cable news network peers, but doing so would of undermine their journalistic integrity - as I am sure for many news networks and websites, the goal was to get the information first versus getting the information that was correct & confirmed. I have a new respect for CNN as they have help protect the journalism community, as with life as it is with journalism, “A man is nothing without his word”, exchange the obvious with ‘news organization’ and ’sources’.

 

.:: LiBM ::.

Designed by WordLife 316

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

R.I.P. the King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958-2008), a lot of my current musical tastes, and even my moves in the clubs (when I get down) are heavily influenced by Michael. Some of the most key songs that I play when I hit those emotional states will be a MJ song; and listening to them this morning, I realized that how masterful those songs are - the Off the Wall album is very timeless as those songs don’t really sound old.  Everything from the vocal arrangements, the percussions, production, and to LYRICAL CONTENT, MJ was way ahead of his time - and today’s striving musician should take some music history lessons … its not hard, just listen to that album and you will be a better artist. 

Looking out at today’s average R&B/pop/hip-hop artist, it is clearly evident that Michael influenced them all. It is sad though to see the many flashbacks of Michael from childhood to adulthood; as a change is evident, and the ‘machine’ behind him & his rising popularity to iconic status - influenced him very muchso. He never really had a childhood; which as an adult, he grossly overcompensated - but with all the allegations and such, I truly don’t believe he did what was alleged, his heart and intentions were always in the right place - just by current social standards, his actions raised eyebrows.

So f— the haters, this weekend celebrate his life, his memories, and his message of world peace, and let the celebration continue forever.  So here is some great abstract fan art:

Designed by Felsus

Designed by PC Joe

Designed by Stalker1837

Designed by Carinat

Designed by Drawing Your Attention

---

A bit more about Michael and his accomplishments from Wikipedia:
In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as “Beat It”, “Billie Jean” and Thriller—credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as “Black or White” and “Scream” made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists.

Sales of over 750 million records worldwide, making him the world’s best selling male solo pop artist.

Thriller sold over U.S. 28 million copies

.:: R.I.P. Michael Jackson