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[Applause] hello I’m here to talk to you this
hello I’m here to talk to you this
hello I’m here to talk to you this afternoon about a health problem a
afternoon about a health problem a
afternoon about a health problem a hidden health problem embedded in the
hidden health problem embedded in the
hidden health problem embedded in the beautiful modern body of our daily lives
beautiful modern body of our daily lives
beautiful modern body of our daily lives it’s a health problem that affects every
it’s a health problem that affects every
it’s a health problem that affects every single one of us individually and pretty
single one of us individually and pretty
single one of us individually and pretty much every organization or every
much every organization or every
much every organization or every institution that you find yourself
institution that you find yourself
institution that you find yourself working in it doesn’t discriminate it
working in it doesn’t discriminate it
working in it doesn’t discriminate it runs from the political corridor of
runs from the political corridor of
runs from the political corridor of power to the school to the business
power to the school to the business
power to the school to the business school to the office you could say that
school to the office you could say that
school to the office you could say that this health problem is somewhat endemic
this health problem is somewhat endemic
this health problem is somewhat endemic you could say that this health problem
you could say that this health problem
you could say that this health problem is somewhat epidemic and that it affects
is somewhat epidemic and that it affects
is somewhat epidemic and that it affects us in Africa and in Asia and it affects
us in Africa and in Asia and it affects
us in Africa and in Asia and it affects us in Europe and it affects us in
us in Europe and it affects us in
us in Europe and it affects us in America it affects us spreads amongst us
America it affects us spreads amongst us
America it affects us spreads amongst us connects us because that’s the problem
connects us because that’s the problem
connects us because that’s the problem I’m writing I’ve written about and I’m
I’m writing I’ve written about and I’m
I’m writing I’ve written about and I’m describing it is a problem of
describing it is a problem of
describing it is a problem of connectedness I’m here to talk to you
connectedness I’m here to talk to you
connectedness I’m here to talk to you about connectedness and its discontents
about connectedness and its discontents
about connectedness and its discontents before I do that I should just say don’t
before I do that I should just say don’t
before I do that I should just say don’t worry I’m not anti-technology here’s the
worry I’m not anti-technology here’s the
worry I’m not anti-technology here’s the clicker in my hand look at my social
clicker in my hand look at my social
clicker in my hand look at my social media feeds I’m not even going to list
media feeds I’m not even going to list
media feeds I’m not even going to list the many myriad benefits and beauties of
the many myriad benefits and beauties of
the many myriad benefits and beauties of the modern connected networked world but
the modern connected networked world but
the modern connected networked world but we are in trouble with it are we not and
we are in trouble with it are we not and
we are in trouble with it are we not and let’s look at it in a health context
let’s look at it in a health context
let’s look at it in a health context just to give you a comparative let’s
just to give you a comparative let’s
just to give you a comparative let’s look at the three symptoms that I would
look at the three symptoms that I would
look at the three symptoms that I would say are most associated with this age of
say are most associated with this age of
say are most associated with this age of overload and at the end I’ll track back
overload and at the end I’ll track back
overload and at the end I’ll track back to these as also three solutions so we
to these as also three solutions so we
to these as also three solutions so we know don’t we about the obesity epidemic
know don’t we about the obesity epidemic
know don’t we about the obesity epidemic we know that there’ll be about 20% of
we know that there’ll be about 20% of
we know that there’ll be about 20% of the world’s population suffering from
the world’s population suffering from
the world’s population suffering from obesity by 2020 which is pretty
obesity by 2020 which is pretty
obesity by 2020 which is pretty staggering but what about info B City
staggering but what about info B City
staggering but what about info B City what about the fact that we are
what about the fact that we are
what about the fact that we are browning in knowledge and information
browning in knowledge and information
browning in knowledge and information perfectly good you might say that it’s
perfectly good you might say that it’s
perfectly good you might say that it’s unfettered and unregulated but there’s a
unfettered and unregulated but there’s a
unfettered and unregulated but there’s a lot of it it drowns us we tune it out we
lot of it it drowns us we tune it out we
lot of it it drowns us we tune it out we don’t trust it
don’t trust it
don’t trust it so where there is a physical obesity
so where there is a physical obesity
so where there is a physical obesity epidemic there’s a knowledge info bee
epidemic there’s a knowledge info bee
epidemic there’s a knowledge info bee city epidemic
city epidemic
city epidemic what about cardiovascular disease
what about cardiovascular disease
what about cardiovascular disease diseased arteries think of those
diseased arteries think of those
diseased arteries think of those blockages and bloats what about our
blockages and bloats what about our
blockages and bloats what about our networks our ordinary everyday networks
networks our ordinary everyday networks
networks our ordinary everyday networks there’s a tangle the social network the
there’s a tangle the social network the
there’s a tangle the social network the database why does nobody call it a
database why does nobody call it a
database why does nobody call it a people base there’s too much of it and
people base there’s too much of it and
people base there’s too much of it and we don’t have a system around it we
we don’t have a system around it we
we don’t have a system around it we hardly even admit there’s a problem with
hardly even admit there’s a problem with
hardly even admit there’s a problem with it so we have these excessive quantities
it so we have these excessive quantities
it so we have these excessive quantities of knowledge and networks and whilst
of knowledge and networks and whilst
of knowledge and networks and whilst they’re good we’re in a pickle about how
they’re good we’re in a pickle about how
they’re good we’re in a pickle about how to manage them and they’re set against a
to manage them and they’re set against a
to manage them and they’re set against a third health problem which is exactly
third health problem which is exactly
third health problem which is exactly the opposite it is a deficit it’s almost
the opposite it is a deficit it’s almost
the opposite it is a deficit it’s almost a starvation and that of course like a
a starvation and that of course like a
a starvation and that of course like a vitamin or a mineral deficiency depletes
vitamin or a mineral deficiency depletes
vitamin or a mineral deficiency depletes the body of reserves and what is that
the body of reserves and what is that
the body of reserves and what is that deficit well of course we all know it we
deficit well of course we all know it we
deficit well of course we all know it we all suffer from it it is time so I want
all suffer from it it is time so I want
all suffer from it it is time so I want us to have a vision and a Anna formula
us to have a vision and a Anna formula
us to have a vision and a Anna formula for a successful connected society and
for a successful connected society and
for a successful connected society and one that puts connectedness at its heart
one that puts connectedness at its heart
one that puts connectedness at its heart and that’s what I call so short health
and that’s what I call so short health
and that’s what I call so short health so let me give you just a little bit of
so let me give you just a little bit of
so let me give you just a little bit of context we know that the human being has
context we know that the human being has
context we know that the human being has risen from the swamp to the skyscraper
risen from the swamp to the skyscraper
risen from the swamp to the skyscraper in a very short period of time in an
in a very short period of time in an
in a very short period of time in an evolutionary nanosecond 200,000 years
evolutionary nanosecond 200,000 years
evolutionary nanosecond 200,000 years give or take 6,000 years ago we began
give or take 6,000 years ago we began
give or take 6,000 years ago we began civilization as we know it with our
civilization as we know it with our
civilization as we know it with our stories with our cooking with our pots
stories with our cooking with our pots
stories with our cooking with our pots we we moved fast even then but cut now
we we moved fast even then but cut now
we we moved fast even then but cut now to 150 years ago this is the underground
to 150 years ago this is the underground
to 150 years ago this is the underground cables being laid in 1857 between
cables being laid in 1857 between
cables being laid in 1857 between Newfoundland and
Newfoundland and
Newfoundland and Island very old tech gutta-percha
Island very old tech gutta-percha
Island very old tech gutta-percha encased in 1/12 of tar and 1/12 of
encased in 1/12 of tar and 1/12 of
encased in 1/12 of tar and 1/12 of beeswax but all modern connected life
beeswax but all modern connected life
beeswax but all modern connected life was ushered in just a hundred and fifty
was ushered in just a hundred and fifty
was ushered in just a hundred and fifty years ago with mass transit with mass
years ago with mass transit with mass
years ago with mass transit with mass communication and in fact the modern
communication and in fact the modern
communication and in fact the modern technological giants whose shoulders
technological giants whose shoulders
technological giants whose shoulders people like Elon Musk are standing on
people like Elon Musk are standing on
people like Elon Musk are standing on in Menlo Park were laid down there by
in Menlo Park were laid down there by
in Menlo Park were laid down there by guys like this guy Thomas Edison Thomas
guys like this guy Thomas Edison Thomas
guys like this guy Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison
Alva Edison
Alva Edison this is him photograph pictured with the
this is him photograph pictured with the
this is him photograph pictured with the phonograph one of his many inventions he
phonograph one of his many inventions he
phonograph one of his many inventions he was one of the first to beat the race
was one of the first to beat the race
was one of the first to beat the race with the electric light bulb and of
with the electric light bulb and of
with the electric light bulb and of course he laid those underground cables
course he laid those underground cables
course he laid those underground cables just a hundred and fifty years ago now
just a hundred and fifty years ago now
just a hundred and fifty years ago now let’s fast-forward to 25 years ago in
let’s fast-forward to 25 years ago in
let’s fast-forward to 25 years ago in 1992 Time magazine named its Person of
1992 Time magazine named its Person of
1992 Time magazine named its Person of the Year but it wasn’t a person it was a
the Year but it wasn’t a person it was a
the Year but it wasn’t a person it was a computer but Person of the Year in 1992
computer but Person of the Year in 1992
computer but Person of the Year in 1992 was the computer and of course in that
was the computer and of course in that
was the computer and of course in that time in that nanosecond we’ve all become
time in that nanosecond we’ve all become
time in that nanosecond we’ve all become entwined with embedded with computers in
entwined with embedded with computers in
entwined with embedded with computers in such a way we can hardly no pun intended
such a way we can hardly no pun intended
such a way we can hardly no pun intended we can hardly process it in fact our
we can hardly process it in fact our
we can hardly process it in fact our daughter Anushka who’s born at
daughter Anushka who’s born at
daughter Anushka who’s born at generation Z child with the auspicious
generation Z child with the auspicious
generation Z child with the auspicious birth date of oh one oh one oh one said
birth date of oh one oh one oh one said
birth date of oh one oh one oh one said to me in that annoying way children do
to me in that annoying way children do
to me in that annoying way children do mum in your day pause were their cars or
mum in your day pause were their cars or
mum in your day pause were their cars or just horses and I know what she means it
just horses and I know what she means it
just horses and I know what she means it is so fast this scale and speed let me
is so fast this scale and speed let me
is so fast this scale and speed let me be honest with you does it feel healthy
be honest with you does it feel healthy
be honest with you does it feel healthy let’s cut now to one single day one year
let’s cut now to one single day one year
let’s cut now to one single day one year ago when 1 billion people were connected
ago when 1 billion people were connected
ago when 1 billion people were connected at the same time on one social network
at the same time on one social network
at the same time on one social network and it was one seventh of the
and it was one seventh of the
and it was one seventh of the Mark Zuckerberg said at the time and I
Mark Zuckerberg said at the time and I
Mark Zuckerberg said at the time and I quote this is just the beginning of
quote this is just the beginning of
quote this is just the beginning of connecting the whole world but I put it
connecting the whole world but I put it
connecting the whole world but I put it to you that there is a disconnect a
to you that there is a disconnect a
to you that there is a disconnect a dissonance a difficulty a lack of
dissonance a difficulty a lack of
dissonance a difficulty a lack of functionality about the way the human
functionality about the way the human
functionality about the way the human has learned to adapt to this hyper
has learned to adapt to this hyper
has learned to adapt to this hyper speedy world there’s a number that
speedy world there’s a number that
speedy world there’s a number that affects and connects every single person
affects and connects every single person
affects and connects every single person on the planet and it isn’t as like a
on the planet and it isn’t as like a
on the planet and it isn’t as like a burg billion it has been around as a
burg billion it has been around as a
burg billion it has been around as a number that connects us and arguably
number that connects us and arguably
number that connects us and arguably defines us since that early civilization
defines us since that early civilization
defines us since that early civilization since the Sumerians first invented of
since the Sumerians first invented of
since the Sumerians first invented of course time along with the wheel and
course time along with the wheel and
course time along with the wheel and it’s a tiny number it’s a hundred and
it’s a tiny number it’s a hundred and
it’s a tiny number it’s a hundred and sixty-eight and that’s the hours end to
sixty-eight and that’s the hours end to
sixty-eight and that’s the hours end to end in the week which mr. musk is not
end in the week which mr. musk is not
end in the week which mr. musk is not going to stretch anytime soon
going to stretch anytime soon
going to stretch anytime soon so here we have it scales speed tiny
so here we have it scales speed tiny
so here we have it scales speed tiny nurse and that I would argue causes one
nurse and that I would argue causes one
nurse and that I would argue causes one of the most common obvious
of the most common obvious
of the most common obvious manifestations of health that we
manifestations of health that we
manifestations of health that we acknowledge as a problem and we call it
acknowledge as a problem and we call it
acknowledge as a problem and we call it stress here in the UK
stress here in the UK
stress here in the UK ten million working days a year are lost
ten million working days a year are lost
ten million working days a year are lost and attributed to stress or its factors
and attributed to stress or its factors
and attributed to stress or its factors the global market in drugs is rising so
the global market in drugs is rising so
the global market in drugs is rising so fast it’ll be a 60 billion dollar
fast it’ll be a 60 billion dollar
fast it’ll be a 60 billion dollar industry by 2020 which incidentally is
industry by 2020 which incidentally is
industry by 2020 which incidentally is going to be the same point in time when
going to be the same point in time when
going to be the same point in time when the World Health Organization says there
the World Health Organization says there
the World Health Organization says there will be 50 billion connected devices
will be 50 billion connected devices
will be 50 billion connected devices these microchips the Moore’s law that
these microchips the Moore’s law that
these microchips the Moore’s law that micro processing capacity would double
micro processing capacity would double
micro processing capacity would double every two years which began in the year
every two years which began in the year
every two years which began in the year I was born 1964 it ran out last year so
I was born 1964 it ran out last year so
I was born 1964 it ran out last year so again we have got ourselves into a
again we have got ourselves into a
again we have got ourselves into a stressful situation and the language of
stressful situation and the language of
stressful situation and the language of society reflects that we talk about
society reflects that we talk about
society reflects that we talk about Fisher we talk about breakage we talk
Fisher we talk about breakage we talk
Fisher we talk about breakage we talk about breakdown and of course we talk
about breakdown and of course we talk
about breakdown and of course we talk about computers having a virus but for
about computers having a virus but for
about computers having a virus but for me we now need to talk about the health
me we now need to talk about the health
me we now need to talk about the health problem and how to deal with it
problem and how to deal with it
problem and how to deal with it rather than just the language so I have
rather than just the language so I have
rather than just the language so I have my own health crisis ten years ago when
my own health crisis ten years ago when
my own health crisis ten years ago when the iPhone came on the market I’m sure
the iPhone came on the market I’m sure
the iPhone came on the market I’m sure there was a connection
there was a connection
there was a connection two years after Facebook really became
two years after Facebook really became
two years after Facebook really became big in this country and I in fact I
big in this country and I in fact I
big in this country and I in fact I still carry around a bunch tissue with
still carry around a bunch tissue with
still carry around a bunch tissue with me to remind me of the time nice elegant
me to remind me of the time nice elegant
me to remind me of the time nice elegant little item this bunch tissue to remind
little item this bunch tissue to remind
little item this bunch tissue to remind me of the time I got very sick and I
me of the time I got very sick and I
me of the time I got very sick and I paid no attention whatsoever to it
paid no attention whatsoever to it
paid no attention whatsoever to it because I didn’t feel I had the time I
because I didn’t feel I had the time I
because I didn’t feel I had the time I was really busy our youngest child had
was really busy our youngest child had
was really busy our youngest child had just turned 2 I had lots of children
just turned 2 I had lots of children
just turned 2 I had lots of children lots of stepchildren a young business a
lots of stepchildren a young business a
lots of stepchildren a young business a husband you know lots lots of people and
husband you know lots lots of people and
husband you know lots lots of people and things in my life needed maintenance and
things in my life needed maintenance and
things in my life needed maintenance and I didn’t have time to be ill but I was
I didn’t have time to be ill but I was
I didn’t have time to be ill but I was stuffing more and more and more into my
stuffing more and more and more into my
stuffing more and more and more into my life and we went on holiday we went to a
life and we went on holiday we went to a
life and we went on holiday we went to a beautiful resort in in in on the eastern
beautiful resort in in in on the eastern
beautiful resort in in in on the eastern coast of England called Oliver and I
coast of England called Oliver and I
coast of England called Oliver and I decided crazily because I’m not only not
decided crazily because I’m not only not
decided crazily because I’m not only not a runner but I was considerably
a runner but I was considerably
a runner but I was considerably overweight I decided to go for a jog on
overweight I decided to go for a jog on
overweight I decided to go for a jog on the beach don’t ask me why and I didn’t
the beach don’t ask me why and I didn’t
the beach don’t ask me why and I didn’t get very far
get very far
get very far i ground to a halt I felt that the sand
i ground to a halt I felt that the sand
i ground to a halt I felt that the sand was rising up into me rather than me
was rising up into me rather than me
was rising up into me rather than me being on it and I I had pneumonia and
being on it and I I had pneumonia and
being on it and I I had pneumonia and sepsis and I nearly died and I realized
sepsis and I nearly died and I realized
sepsis and I nearly died and I realized I was like that beautiful Stevie Smith
I was like that beautiful Stevie Smith
I was like that beautiful Stevie Smith poem not waving but drowning I was much
poem not waving but drowning I was much
poem not waving but drowning I was much further out than you thought and I
further out than you thought and I
further out than you thought and I wasn’t waving I was drowning I think we
wasn’t waving I was drowning I think we
wasn’t waving I was drowning I think we all know that feeling right we all know
all know that feeling right we all know
all know that feeling right we all know that feeling of the sand timer the egg
that feeling of the sand timer the egg
that feeling of the sand timer the egg timer running out of there not being
timer running out of there not being
timer running out of there not being enough to do of there being this
enough to do of there being this
enough to do of there being this enormous wall of pressure against us and
enormous wall of pressure against us and
enormous wall of pressure against us and as I began to recover
as I began to recover
as I began to recover I spent really the last 10 years trying
I spent really the last 10 years trying
I spent really the last 10 years trying to figure out was this just about
to figure out was this just about
to figure out was this just about personal wellness was this issue just
personal wellness was this issue just
personal wellness was this issue just about personal wellness and well-being
about personal wellness and well-being
about personal wellness and well-being or was it in fact
or was it in fact
or was it in fact a bit more systemic was this lack of
a bit more systemic was this lack of
a bit more systemic was this lack of functionality this dysfunction this
functionality this dysfunction this
functionality this dysfunction this failure to manage and harness that not
failure to manage and harness that not
failure to manage and harness that not only the shortage of time but time time
only the shortage of time but time time
only the shortage of time but time time deadlines coupled with excessive
deadlines coupled with excessive
deadlines coupled with excessive complicated network structures and
complicated network structures and
complicated network structures and knowledge was it affecting individuals
knowledge was it affecting individuals
knowledge was it affecting individuals or what was it happening and of course
or what was it happening and of course
or what was it happening and of course it’s systemic of course it’s not just
it’s systemic of course it’s not just
it’s systemic of course it’s not just individuals it’s all of us and so I want
individuals it’s all of us and so I want
individuals it’s all of us and so I want to focus on what that means because
to focus on what that means because
to focus on what that means because without understanding the problem we
without understanding the problem we
without understanding the problem we can’t really start to get to the
can’t really start to get to the
can’t really start to get to the solution of course we do see it all
solution of course we do see it all
solution of course we do see it all around us this systemic / connectedness
around us this systemic / connectedness
around us this systemic / connectedness and within it buried fundamental
and within it buried fundamental
and within it buried fundamental disconnections
disconnections
disconnections tuning out you know I’m not dealing with
tuning out you know I’m not dealing with
tuning out you know I’m not dealing with that says the organization with
that says the organization with
that says the organization with impossible deadlines the security
impossible deadlines the security
impossible deadlines the security authorities that continue to delve into
authorities that continue to delve into
authorities that continue to delve into more and more and more and more data but
more and more and more and more data but
more and more and more and more data but it doesn’t necessarily mean that they
it doesn’t necessarily mean that they
it doesn’t necessarily mean that they have time to piece the human
have time to piece the human
have time to piece the human intelligence jigsaw together in time to
intelligence jigsaw together in time to
intelligence jigsaw together in time to stop people the banking systems that get
stop people the banking systems that get
stop people the banking systems that get overloaded by layering more and more
overloaded by layering more and more
overloaded by layering more and more computing systems and networks one on
computing systems and networks one on
computing systems and networks one on top of the other and then the bank cards
top of the other and then the bank cards
top of the other and then the bank cards get frozen we see it happening but
get frozen we see it happening but
get frozen we see it happening but here’s an example of where it really
here’s an example of where it really
here’s an example of where it really happened in a sort of terrible symmetry
happened in a sort of terrible symmetry
happened in a sort of terrible symmetry altogether the perils of human
altogether the perils of human
altogether the perils of human connectedness of systemic connectedness
connectedness of systemic connectedness
connectedness of systemic connectedness and of the connectedness that underpins
and of the connectedness that underpins
and of the connectedness that underpins everything which is the connectedness of
everything which is the connectedness of
everything which is the connectedness of networked Science in biology and in the
networked Science in biology and in the
networked Science in biology and in the natural world this for some of you who
natural world this for some of you who
natural world this for some of you who know it is the Ebola virus this is the
know it is the Ebola virus this is the
know it is the Ebola virus this is the Ebola virus that resurfaced in 2014 in
Ebola virus that resurfaced in 2014 in
Ebola virus that resurfaced in 2014 in West Africa in 1976 it had it had
West Africa in 1976 it had it had
West Africa in 1976 it had it had surfaced again in in in what was a year
surfaced again in in in what was a year
surfaced again in in in what was a year but it was in a week and never worked
but it was in a week and never worked
but it was in a week and never worked place it fizzled out but in 2015 2014
place it fizzled out but in 2015 2014
place it fizzled out but in 2015 2014 that that wasn’t the case what happened
that that wasn’t the case what happened
that that wasn’t the case what happened in 2014 is that
in 2014 is that
in 2014 is that some fruit bats were smoked out of a
some fruit bats were smoked out of a
some fruit bats were smoked out of a tree by children in a heavily networked
tree by children in a heavily networked
tree by children in a heavily networked region even though it was small could
region even though it was small could
region even though it was small could greca do in equatorial new in guinea in
greca do in equatorial new in guinea in
greca do in equatorial new in guinea in equatorial West Africa and these
equatorial West Africa and these
equatorial West Africa and these children brought these bats to the
children brought these bats to the
children brought these bats to the elders in their village and they ate
elders in their village and they ate
elders in their village and they ate them and they began to die and what then
them and they began to die and what then
them and they began to die and what then happened was initially just a purely
happened was initially just a purely
happened was initially just a purely story of biological and humans spread
story of biological and humans spread
story of biological and humans spread humans spread love and as people died
humans spread love and as people died
humans spread love and as people died they caressed and touched and kissed the
they caressed and touched and kissed the
they caressed and touched and kissed the bodies to send them into the afterlife
bodies to send them into the afterlife
bodies to send them into the afterlife which was the worst thing you could do
which was the worst thing you could do
which was the worst thing you could do because the maximum moment of contagion
because the maximum moment of contagion
because the maximum moment of contagion with that virus is death but they also
with that virus is death but they also
with that virus is death but they also spread rumor because when a medicine so
spread rumor because when a medicine so
spread rumor because when a medicine so frontiere came in because the w-h-o was
frontiere came in because the w-h-o was
frontiere came in because the w-h-o was not in the game at that point they were
not in the game at that point they were
not in the game at that point they were disconnected they were slowed when those
disconnected they were slowed when those
disconnected they were slowed when those white suits came in to the villages
white suits came in to the villages
white suits came in to the villages rumors spread like wildfire that it was
rumors spread like wildfire that it was
rumors spread like wildfire that it was witchcraft and they ran away and when
witchcraft and they ran away and when
witchcraft and they ran away and when they ran they spread the disease but
they ran they spread the disease but
they ran they spread the disease but actually it was the fatal political
actually it was the fatal political
actually it was the fatal political disconnect that bothered me most when I
disconnect that bothered me most when I
disconnect that bothered me most when I looked into this story
looked into this story
looked into this story you had six African countries who
you had six African countries who
you had six African countries who between them lost 11,000 people in a
between them lost 11,000 people in a
between them lost 11,000 people in a year many of them were recently war-torn
year many of them were recently war-torn
year many of them were recently war-torn and they didn’t want to admit they had a
and they didn’t want to admit they had a
and they didn’t want to admit they had a problem and they didn’t want to deal
problem and they didn’t want to deal
problem and they didn’t want to deal with the problem in a real way because
with the problem in a real way because
with the problem in a real way because they wanted to carry on being open for
they wanted to carry on being open for
they wanted to carry on being open for business so they did something
business so they did something
business so they did something politicians do
politicians do
politicians do sometimes which is to kid themselves
sometimes which is to kid themselves
sometimes which is to kid themselves that if they counted different numbers
that if they counted different numbers
that if they counted different numbers everything would be all right so they
everything would be all right so they
everything would be all right so they decided not to count people who’d been
decided not to count people who’d been
decided not to count people who’d been exposed to it and they only counted
exposed to it and they only counted
exposed to it and they only counted those people who were showing actual
those people who were showing actual
those people who were showing actual symptoms and dying so it spread more one
symptoms and dying so it spread more one
symptoms and dying so it spread more one connection was made that you needed
connection was made that you needed
connection was made that you needed disconnection to solve this problem and
disconnection to solve this problem and
disconnection to solve this problem and that was made by the only African woman
that was made by the only African woman
that was made by the only African woman leader president eileen Sirleaf Johnson
leader president eileen Sirleaf Johnson
leader president eileen Sirleaf Johnson in Liberia she took a difficult decision
in Liberia she took a difficult decision
in Liberia she took a difficult decision she took the decision to quarantine
she took the decision to quarantine
she took the decision to quarantine people it was a contentious decision she
people it was a contentious decision she
people it was a contentious decision she combined it
combined it
combined it with a great connective device of humans
with a great connective device of humans
with a great connective device of humans which is communication massive Public
which is communication massive Public
which is communication massive Public Health to go around to people to say no
Health to go around to people to say no
Health to go around to people to say no no you haven’t done anything wrong it’s
no you haven’t done anything wrong it’s
no you haven’t done anything wrong it’s not a police state it’s simply that we
not a police state it’s simply that we
not a police state it’s simply that we need to limit the physical hand to hand
need to limit the physical hand to hand
need to limit the physical hand to hand hand to mouth physical connectedness
hand to mouth physical connectedness
hand to mouth physical connectedness until this thing dies out and that is
until this thing dies out and that is
until this thing dies out and that is where we need to start looking if we
where we need to start looking if we
where we need to start looking if we want to be more functional I mean maybe
want to be more functional I mean maybe
want to be more functional I mean maybe we don’t maybe we want to continue
we don’t maybe we want to continue
we don’t maybe we want to continue careening headlong into this excess
careening headlong into this excess
careening headlong into this excess starving ourselves of time and thinking
starving ourselves of time and thinking
starving ourselves of time and thinking someone somewhere is going to win venta
someone somewhere is going to win venta
someone somewhere is going to win venta way of speeding on our time clock up and
way of speeding on our time clock up and
way of speeding on our time clock up and replicating it but I don’t think so
replicating it but I don’t think so
replicating it but I don’t think so so I began to think about what success
so I began to think about what success
so I began to think about what success looked like I’m in business – what does
looked like I’m in business – what does
looked like I’m in business – what does success look like and I started to look
success look like and I started to look
success look like and I started to look at the original definition of the world
at the original definition of the world
at the original definition of the world health organization of health itself
health organization of health itself
health organization of health itself which surprisingly hasn’t changed in 70
which surprisingly hasn’t changed in 70
which surprisingly hasn’t changed in 70 years it still says you can read it for
years it still says you can read it for
years it still says you can read it for yourself that it is a state of physical
yourself that it is a state of physical
yourself that it is a state of physical mental and social well-being and not
mental and social well-being and not
mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of injury and disease
merely the absence of injury and disease
merely the absence of injury and disease now what’s interesting about this to me
now what’s interesting about this to me
now what’s interesting about this to me is that what we are doing a lot about
is that what we are doing a lot about
is that what we are doing a lot about physical and mental well-being and our
physical and mental well-being and our
physical and mental well-being and our definition of it hasn’t really changed
definition of it hasn’t really changed
definition of it hasn’t really changed let’s let’s take a straw poll put your
let’s let’s take a straw poll put your
let’s let’s take a straw poll put your hand up if you’ve ever bought a vitamin
hand up if you’ve ever bought a vitamin
hand up if you’ve ever bought a vitamin put your hand up if you’ve ever bought a
put your hand up if you’ve ever bought a
put your hand up if you’ve ever bought a video mean ever bought some Apple some
video mean ever bought some Apple some
video mean ever bought some Apple some fitness app arel keep your hand up
fitness app arel keep your hand up
fitness app arel keep your hand up joined a gym counted a carb or a calorie
joined a gym counted a carb or a calorie
joined a gym counted a carb or a calorie right me too meditated so we’re part of
right me too meditated so we’re part of
right me too meditated so we’re part of wait for it a 3.7 trillion dollar
wait for it a 3.7 trillion dollar
wait for it a 3.7 trillion dollar business in wellness and fitness which
business in wellness and fitness which
business in wellness and fitness which is more or less seventy years old and as
is more or less seventy years old and as
is more or less seventy years old and as if that number wasn’t pretty big it’s
if that number wasn’t pretty big it’s
if that number wasn’t pretty big it’s twice the size of the arms trade get
twice the size of the arms trade get
twice the size of the arms trade get that it’s really big now what’s
that it’s really big now what’s
that it’s really big now what’s interesting about that is two things one
interesting about that is two things one
interesting about that is two things one is that a lot of that is about the way
is that a lot of that is about the way
is that a lot of that is about the way we show
we show
we show and share our wellness you know running
and share our wellness you know running
and share our wellness you know running club cycling clubs marathons it’s all
club cycling clubs marathons it’s all
club cycling clubs marathons it’s all social it’s all connected and it’s all
social it’s all connected and it’s all
social it’s all connected and it’s all very visible and we have osmotically
very visible and we have osmotically
very visible and we have osmotically culturally become infused with these
culturally become infused with these
culturally become infused with these messages and these behaviors that’s how
messages and these behaviors that’s how
messages and these behaviors that’s how behaviors changes through culture but we
behaviors changes through culture but we
behaviors changes through culture but we haven’t yet done it with social because
haven’t yet done it with social because
haven’t yet done it with social because social then meant something very
social then meant something very
social then meant something very different social then meant poverty so
different social then meant poverty so
different social then meant poverty so now we need a new fitness a new
now we need a new fitness a new
now we need a new fitness a new definition that’s me obviously on the
definition that’s me obviously on the
definition that’s me obviously on the treadmill you know we need a new
treadmill you know we need a new
treadmill you know we need a new definition of fitness and so this comes
definition of fitness and so this comes
definition of fitness and so this comes to what does success look like so now I
to what does success look like so now I
to what does success look like so now I want you to picture in your hands maybe
want you to picture in your hands maybe
want you to picture in your hands maybe even close your eyes I want you to
even close your eyes I want you to
even close your eyes I want you to picture a not like a you know a piece of
picture a not like a you know a piece of
picture a not like a you know a piece of rope you imagine you’re on a boat you’ve
rope you imagine you’re on a boat you’ve
rope you imagine you’re on a boat you’ve been given a little piece of rope and
been given a little piece of rope and
been given a little piece of rope and you’re just tying it in a knot that knot
you’re just tying it in a knot that knot
you’re just tying it in a knot that knot is an acronym KN ot and it’s one
is an acronym KN ot and it’s one
is an acronym KN ot and it’s one cognitive trope that I believe
cognitive trope that I believe
cognitive trope that I believe individuals and organizations need to
individuals and organizations need to
individuals and organizations need to start to do to begin to practice the
start to do to begin to practice the
start to do to begin to practice the very behaviors and norms we do whether
very behaviors and norms we do whether
very behaviors and norms we do whether it’s with mindfulness whether we do it
it’s with mindfulness whether we do it
it’s with mindfulness whether we do it with hydration whether we do it with our
with hydration whether we do it with our
with hydration whether we do it with our diet these are all tricks these are all
diet these are all tricks these are all
diet these are all tricks these are all techniques these are all devices you
techniques these are all devices you
techniques these are all devices you could make them up and the first in the
could make them up and the first in the
could make them up and the first in the knot you can open your eyes now is the
knot you can open your eyes now is the
knot you can open your eyes now is the knowledge dashboard it’s a way of
knowledge dashboard it’s a way of
knowledge dashboard it’s a way of dealing with that information obesity
dealing with that information obesity
dealing with that information obesity very similar to the five a day
very similar to the five a day
very similar to the five a day nutritional campaign which frankly has
nutritional campaign which frankly has
nutritional campaign which frankly has no empirical scientific basis whatsoever
no empirical scientific basis whatsoever
no empirical scientific basis whatsoever it’s simply a way of getting the public
it’s simply a way of getting the public
it’s simply a way of getting the public it was very successful getting the
it was very successful getting the
it was very successful getting the public to accept it so have five sources
public to accept it so have five sources
public to accept it so have five sources of information don’t have limited
of information don’t have limited
of information don’t have limited information then have a management
information then have a management
information then have a management system around your networks even for six
system around your networks even for six
system around your networks even for six months most of you I might suggest have
months most of you I might suggest have
months most of you I might suggest have more organization in your sock drawer
more organization in your sock drawer
more organization in your sock drawer than you do in your networks your
than you do in your networks your
than you do in your networks your friends your strangers your colleagues
friends your strangers your colleagues
friends your strangers your colleagues they’re all mulched together probably on
they’re all mulched together probably on
they’re all mulched together probably on LinkedIn on Twitter on
LinkedIn on Twitter on
LinkedIn on Twitter on outlook in all sorts of systems and that
outlook in all sorts of systems and that
outlook in all sorts of systems and that is a problem because it’s not the scale
is a problem because it’s not the scale
is a problem because it’s not the scale that really human beings operate at
that really human beings operate at
that really human beings operate at think 200 countries in the world a
think 200 countries in the world a
think 200 countries in the world a hundred and sixty eight hours in the
hundred and sixty eight hours in the
hundred and sixty eight hours in the week think intimate think face-to-face
week think intimate think face-to-face
week think intimate think face-to-face in a facebook world when it comes to
in a facebook world when it comes to
in a facebook world when it comes to managing your networks and finally time
managing your networks and finally time
managing your networks and finally time treat your calendar and your schedule
treat your calendar and your schedule
treat your calendar and your schedule like your body nobody puts anything in
like your body nobody puts anything in
like your body nobody puts anything in anybody’s body unless they are disabled
anybody’s body unless they are disabled
anybody’s body unless they are disabled or a victim of a crime we all control
or a victim of a crime we all control
or a victim of a crime we all control what goes in to our bodies we don’t do
what goes in to our bodies we don’t do
what goes in to our bodies we don’t do that with our calendars and our
that with our calendars and our
that with our calendars and our schedules yes I’ll go to that meeting on
schedules yes I’ll go to that meeting on
schedules yes I’ll go to that meeting on the other end of the planet on Wednesday
the other end of the planet on Wednesday
the other end of the planet on Wednesday yes yes you can fill a daily meeting for
yes yes you can fill a daily meeting for
yes yes you can fill a daily meeting for me and a conference call we need to own
me and a conference call we need to own
me and a conference call we need to own that very precious commodity of time so
that very precious commodity of time so
that very precious commodity of time so then the not everybody asks me for tips
then the not everybody asks me for tips
then the not everybody asks me for tips and solutions
and solutions
and solutions I would love to carry on talking about
I would love to carry on talking about
I would love to carry on talking about the philosophy of it but the knot is
the philosophy of it but the knot is
the philosophy of it but the knot is just one practical step in dealing with
just one practical step in dealing with
just one practical step in dealing with social health and patterns and behaviors
social health and patterns and behaviors
social health and patterns and behaviors just like we do our physical and our
just like we do our physical and our
just like we do our physical and our mental health and I’m going to leave you
mental health and I’m going to leave you
mental health and I’m going to leave you with my favorite joke it it it brings
with my favorite joke it it it brings
with my favorite joke it it it brings together I hope everything that I’ve
together I hope everything that I’ve
together I hope everything that I’ve been talking about it certainly brings
been talking about it certainly brings
been talking about it certainly brings together mister Alva Edison who was
together mister Alva Edison who was
together mister Alva Edison who was inventor of the light bulb and it is
inventor of the light bulb and it is
inventor of the light bulb and it is simply this
simply this
simply this how many psychoanalysts does it take to
how many psychoanalysts does it take to
how many psychoanalysts does it take to change a light bulb one but the light
change a light bulb one but the light
change a light bulb one but the light bulb has to really want to change so
bulb has to really want to change so
bulb has to really want to change so I’ve done my talk but now it’s about
I’ve done my talk but now it’s about
I’ve done my talk but now it’s about action thank you
you
you [Applause]
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