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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@mastodon.futurist.info)'s status on Friday, 17-Oct-2025 19:16:49 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   "In a world of structure, be the organized chaos!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

   Is it OK to be helplessly, hopelessly disorganized?

   Maybe so.

   What got me thinking about this was an article I came across about the importance of the ability to see clarity through chaos. That's certainly a powerful capability right about now.

   And it brought to mind this situation.

   Picture this - you've had a wonderful baby shower for one of your sons and his wife. It's time to return the rental chairs. Two SUVs are enlisted in the process.

   And unbeknownst to me, my wife snapped two photos once the loading was done.

   There was hers: nicely stacked, neatly organized, structured to perfection. No wonder - she's a first-generation German Canadian, and has "Organized" as her middle name.

   Then there was mine.

   I guess that's how my mind works. Maybe that's why I'm so creative. I have little patience for structure, little time for routine, and precious little time to stack chairs properly. Who defines 'properly' anyways?

   It was, by any reasonable standard, chaos.

   But here’s the thing: They all fit.

   And maybe that's the power of "organized chaos."

   My wife’s method was elegant and beautiful; it’s ideal for a stable, predictable system. My method, however, was not.

   It wasn't random—I knew where the space was and I used it. The result was the same: the job got done, perhaps even faster.

   And here's the point - throughout our lives, we are constantly pushed into a "world of structure." We have rigid job descriptions, linear career paths, and step-by-step instructions for everything. These structures are essential for stability, but they can be paralyzing when the world demands speed and adaptability.

   And right now, the world demands speed and adaptability. It's chaos out there, folks!

   Organized chaos is the ability to maintain a clear objective while allowing the process to be messy, flexible, and dynamic.

   It’s the startup team that rapidly pivots, not the corporate committee that takes three months to schedule a meeting.

   It’s the artist whose studio is a beautiful disaster, but who can instantly locate the right tool or brush.

   It's the problem-solver who breaks the established rules to achieve the established goal.

   It's the guy who stacks chairs in an SUV without thought, but gets the job done.

   When rigid systems inevitably fail or slow down, don't try to force a perfect stack. Know your destination, and then let your process be the slightly messy, highly dynamic, and profoundly effective power of organized chaos.

   You'll be surprised how much you can fit in the trunk when you stop worrying about making it look pretty.

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   Futurist Jim Carroll has little patience for structure, routine, and organization.

   **#Chaos** **#Adaptability** **#Creativity** **#Flexibility** **#Innovation** **#Unconventional** **#Problem**-solving **#Efficiency** **#Freedom** **#Results**

   Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/10/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-in-a-world-of-structure-be-the-organized-chaos/

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   Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Sep-2025 02:30:04 JST Steve's Place

   I am thrilled to announce that my electric shaver is completely recharged, so I shall soon be removing my odd similarity in look to Grizzly Adams.

   It's an okay shaver people are not supposed to use while it's charging. It has no charging light, so you never know if it's actually charging or not. Occasionally, it's not.

   It is charged!!

   I need to do maintenance on the old Norelco. OTOH, if your cheap shaver didn't recharge when you thought it was plugged in, did you know you can get a halfway decent shave with a pair of scissors and an hour of spare time?

   It's our love-hate relationship that's motivating me to fix the Norelco.

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   Douglas (douglasvb@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Sep-2025 04:12:30 JST Douglas

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   Waiting for the morning #GarnetFire update to see if my parents have to evacuate the #DinkeyCreek area today or not.

   It looks like it did not have explosive growth overnight but we'll see what the fire map looks like after the mapping plane overflight.

   #California

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   Oasus Plainsview :verified: (itsoasus@pawb.fun)'s status on Friday, 20-Jun-2025 20:58:58 JST Oasus Plainsview :verified:

   You all may have heard of a leak referred to as "the mother of all breaches" the last day or so.

   I am here to tell you, that it is not.

   It's not even a new data breach. In fact, it contains information from YEARS ago.

   This is the kind of frenzy baiting that needs to stop.

   Now, is it possible that there are people affected? Yes.

   But, the best thing to do in these situations is to not panic. And change the passwords you suspect either;

   May be compromised, or
   May EASILY BE compromised.

   Also use a password manager, like BitWarden, And multi-factor authentication.

   TL;DR: The "mother of all breaches" is something you probably don't need to concern yourself with. But remain calm and change your passwords if you are feeling iffy.

   https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-the-16-billion-credentials-leak-is-not-a-new-data-breach/

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   AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 08-Jun-2025 00:02:44 JST AkaSci 🛰️

   Food for thought from David Rothkopf:

   "One of the most important jobs we face in life is distinguishing between what is real and what is not.

   It is American capitalism, as it is practiced here in all its Darwinian law of the jungle brutality, that is killing American democracy.

   Many other societies offer a better quality of life. Many other countries provide more generously and wisely for their people. Many other countries are better democracies."

   https://davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not-the-nation-we-thought
   #Politics
   1/n

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   shojiwax.com (shojiwax.com@shojiwax.com)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jun-2025 08:42:43 JST shojiwax.com
   The work of the artist.

   “Living life as an artist is a practice.
   You are either engaging in the practice
   or you’re not.

   It makes no sense to say you’re not good at it.
   It’s like saying, “I’m not good at being a monk.”
   You are either living as a monk or you’re not.

   We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output.

   The real work of the artist
   is a way of being in the world.”

   ― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

   #art #blackAndWhite #creativity #music #photography