Our guest in this episode is a prolific writer and observer of the human condition, Chris Matyszczyk (pronounced ma-TIS-chick). We talked with Chris about a variety of topics including

advertising, the psychology of who we are, including an unplanned psychoanalysis of Tim’s desire to be heard as a musician. We also talked about politics and referenced Brexit, life at Google and Facebook, and, hold the phone: how World War will be won by the best nerds.

All of this got started because we saw an article Chris wrote that caught our attention. It was a topic we have discussed in the past: Music and its relationship to getting work done. Is music a stimulant to creativity or is it a buzz kill? Does it enhance the work experience or drown it out? You’ll have to listen to see what Chris has to say about this.

In our grooving session, we focused on the dynamics of why we connect so easily with some people and others, not so much. And we also covered some of the challenges of a digital, high-social-media age where the lines of work and life might be more like how our ancient ancestors live: it’s just life. Or is it?

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Chris. And please share your thoughts with us and stay in touch.

Links

Chris Matyszczyk:https://www.zdnet.com/blog/technically-incorrect/ and https://www.inc.com/author/chris-matyszczyk and https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-matyszczyk-935b604/

Brexit: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brexit.asp

John Cleese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese

Fawlty Towers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcEws7il4EY

On Privacy: “Privacy and human behavior in the age of information,“ by Alessandro Acquisti, Laura Brandimarte, and George Loewenstein https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/sds/docs/loewenstein/PrivacyHumanBeh.pdf

Marvel comics: https://www.marvel.com/

Work-Life Balance was Episode 59 with Jeanie Whinghter and Afra Ahmad: https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/jeanie-whinghter-and-afra-ahmad-balance-vs-harmony/

Charlotte Blank: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-blank-52554a2/

Roger Dooley: https://www.rogerdooley.com/

Kurt Nelson: @motivationguru and https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtwnelson/

Tim Houlihan: @THoulihan and https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-houlihan-b-e/

Check out the Behavioral Grooves website: https://behavioralgrooves.com/

Cold Play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay

Pink Floyd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd

Ludwig Van Beethoven: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cg_0jepxow

Chris Matyszczyk: Listening to Music While You Work

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