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Some Thoughs of the Week…

On Thinking Fast & Slow

I’m working on a book project (ghostwriting it) and recently started listening to the audiobook version of Thinking, Fast and Slow. The book deals largely with cognitive bias and how we rely on our “instincts” to make decisions that tend to be, well, wrong. One of the things that Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize winning economist, brings up in his intro is that there is and has been implicit cognitive bias in the media for a long time. It’s where “if it bleeds it leads” comes from. 

He writes:

“Students of policy have noted that the availability heuristic helps explains why some issues are highly salient in the public’s mind, while others are neglected. People tend to assess the relative importance of issues determined by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory–and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. Frequently mentioned topics populate the mind even as others slip away from awareness. In turn, what the media choose to report corresponds to their view of what is currently on the public’s mind. It’s no accident that authoritarian regimes exert substantial pressure on independent media.”

Given last week's hearings on funding for PBS and NPR, not to mention the shuttering of Voice of America, that last line chilled me to my bones. As communications professionals, journalists and writers, it’s our responsibility to ensure that the stories that truly matter to the public are told truthfully and accurately, even in the current political environment that is hellbent on cruelty, control and silencing the press. 

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The Lies We Were Taught to Believe: “Hard Work Will Get You Everything”

Add to this, there was this really fantastic story from the NY Times over the weekend, about the diminishing opportunities for creative Gen Xers and Xennials who have weathered some of the most challenging technology, economic, and world order changes over their lifetime. If you’re like me (and many of my cohort) you know this story all too well, but the main thing that I took away from the piece is this: Traditional “jobs” and “work” for mega-corporations that you can stay at for your entire life are nothing more than a myth, and they’ve probably been a myth for a lot longer than we’d like to acknowledge. Jobs where you can feel fulfilled and creative and still pay your rent simply don’t exist (anymore), and likely won't exist again. 

What’s a Freelancer to Do in This Environment?

That means that now, more than ever, is a time to forge your own path, perhaps consider striking out on your own, and find ways to keep more of your money in your own pocket, rather than simply continuing to work to line the pockets of the multi-billionaires who are actively dismantling democracy in the US.

We can no longer blindly buy into the idea that working hard, playing by the rules, and being a good little soldier is the path to homeownership, independence, financial freedom, and success. If you’re niched down into a tiny focus area (say, like automotive, which will be decimated by the tariffs), I cannot stress how important it is to start to pivot and expand your work product right now. 

I won’t lie and say everything is alright–because it’s clearly not. What I will say is that this “historic moment’’ requires each of us to do our jobs to the best of our ability (and most factual and truth based ability), and demands that we remain courageous and brave in the face of tyranny and upheaval. 

While the picture for media and communications may be evolving, this newsletter offers some hope–with plenty of very high-paying jobs you can do remotely or on a hybrid basis. 

Keep your heads up, folks. We’re weathering a sea change, and now is the time to batten down the hatches; things could get rough.

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