INDEX
page numbers in bold type refers to chapters
abundance, 128 , 135
acceptance, 187 –88
advertising, 101
agency, empowering, 186 –87
Amazon Alexa, 160
ambiguity, comfort with, 24
ancient wisdom, 7 , 103 –4, 107 , 133 , 173 –74, 198 –99
anxiety, 9 –10, 13 Table 1 , 17 , 22 –23
about the future, 177 , 179 –81, 182 , 184 , 189 –91
author’s struggle with, 189 –91
and getting lost, 77
and slowing down, 37 , 48 , 127
aparigraha (non-attachment), 182
apocalypse, 84 , 90
Argentina, 106 , 107
artists, 141 , 152 , 153
asanas (yoga poses), 46
assumptions, challenging, x , 20 , 72
attachment, 181 –83
automation, 120 , 124 , 138 , 145 , 160 –61
autonomy, 126
awakening (satori), 60
Bali, 77
banks, 94 , 106
bardo, 84 , 90
being more human, 6 , 17 , 18 Table 2 , 21 , 27 , 29 , 160 –176
and consciousness, 172 –74
exercises, 171 , 175 –76, 210
imbalance within, 167 –70
and suffering, 164 –66
and technology, 160 –64, 170 –72
and trust, 98 –99
bento box metaphor, 17 , 148
Bhat, Nilima, Shakti Leadership, 170
Bhutanese culture, 133 –34
bildung (Nordic system), 85 –86
BlaBlaCar (ride-sharing platform), 106
#BlackLivesMatter, 67
Black representation, 67
boards of directors, 82 , 102
Bolivia, 77
Botsman, Rachel, Who Do You Trust? 94
brahmacharya (non-excess), 131
Brand, Stewart, 50
breathing practice, 43 , 45 –46
Brewer, Judson, 192
Brown, Binta, 139
Brown, Brené, 172
Buddhism, 37 –38, 60 , 84
Burnout Generation, 35
Butler, Octavia, 193
Butterfield, George, 53
Campbell, Ailish, 160
capitalism, 59 , 104 , 124 –26
career planning, x , 13 Table 1 , 22 , 142 –46. See also portfolio careers
Cavenaugh, Kevin, “How Much Is Enough?,” 122 , 123
CEOs, 68 , 93 , 101 , 102 –3, 104 , 110 , 121
cernere (to discern), 87
chakras (energy centers), 105
change: acceptance of, 187 –88, 191
as an opportunity, x , 12 , 13 Table 1 , 17
compass for, 16
cultural views on, 87 –89
and disorientation, ix , 16
and enoughness, 118
inevitability and universality of, ix , 11 , 29 , 184
internal relationship to, 27 –28
Japanese embrace of, 85 –86
pace of, ix , 3 , 29 , 160 –6
types of, 4 –5, 25
vocabulary for, 29 , 204 . See also Flux Mindset; Flux Superpowers
Chase, Robin, 139
children, 27 , 93 , 100 , 202 –3
China, 37 –38, 60 , 83 , 160 , 167
Chinook Jargon language, 131
Chödrön, Pema, ix
choice, 4 –5, 62 –63, 100 , 115 , 181
chokkshay (“the knowledge of enough”), 133 –34
citizenship role, 34 , 64 –67, 71 , 104 , 108 , 200
clarity, x , 13 , 15 , 24 , 128
climate change, 2 , 9 , 24 –25
coddiwompling, 89 –90, 91
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), 48
Cohen, Josh, 36
Cohen, Leonard, 112
Cole, Alex, 139
collaboration, 11 , 61 , 167 , 170 , 201
collectivist societies, 24 , 60 –61
college graduates, 144 , 154
colonialism, 102 , 104
community, 11 , 103 –4, 203 –5
compass, 16 , 26 , 77 , 153
compassion, 53 , 129
compensation (salary): economic inequality, 101 , 102 –3, 104 , 109 , 121 , 200
gender inequality, 168
and motivation, 127
complexity theory, 22
confidence, x , 94 –95
consciousness, 173 –74
consumerism, 39 , 40 –41
consummare (used up), 65
contentment, 133 –34. See also enoughness
contentus (to contain), 133
control, 179 , 181 –83, 186 –88
cor (heart), 172
coronavirus pandemic, 2 , 10 , 68 , 138 , 145 , 161 , 165
corporations: and the economics of more, 124 –26
courage, 172 –73
creating portfolio careers. See portfolio careers
crisis, 83 –85
cultural diversity, 11 –12
learning about, 23
in orientation, 15 –16, 83 –86
and trust, 93
curiosity, 13 Table 1 , 17 , 72
about the future, 191 –93
and getting lost, 77
and trust, 98 , 100
death, 26 , 84
Denmark, 85
Design from Trust, 108
digital intelligence (DQ), 170 –72
Digital Intelligence Institute, 171
disorientation / orientation, 9 , 15 –16, 91 . See also getting lost
distractions, 35 , 42
diversity, 11 , 67 -69, 82 . See also cultural diversity
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), 11 , 67 –69, 121 , 200
doma india (horse gentling), 106 , 107
Doughnut Economics, 126
Doyle, Glennon, “Lessons from the Mental Hospital”, 134
DQ (digital intelligence), 170 –72
drishti (focused gaze), 16 , 26
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Pink), 126
Dweck, Carol, 12
economy: derivation of the word, 124
and enoughness, 122 –26
gig economy, 149
global, 10 , 103 , 125
on-demand, 35
South African, 55 –56
ecosystems, 24
education, 94 , 100 , 138 , 154 , 186
efficiency, 41 , 79 , 145 , 161 –62
egalitarianism, 168 –70
ego, 164
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 163
emotions, 26 ; chakras in charge of, 105
emotional intelligence (EQ), 170 –72
to getting lost, 90 –91
identifying reactions, 14
and technology, 186 . See also fear; grief
employment: future directions, 137 –38, 154 –56
enenkeîn (“to carry”), 116 , 133
enoughness, 17 , 18 Table 2 , 21 , 113 –36
and author’s childhood, 113 –14
derivation of word, 116 , 133
economics of more, 124 –26
exercises, 119 , 122 , 128 , 136 , 209
and leadership, 121 –24
new script for, 128 –36
and privilege, 118 –19
psychological view on, 126 –28
and striving, 116 –18
Enspiral Network, 157
Essentialism (McKeown), 52
executives, 68 , 93 , 101 , 102 –3, 104 , 110 , 121
female, 167 –68
and portfolio theory, 141 , 153
expectations, 184 , 193
expectations, challenging, x , 12 , 13 Table 1 , 47
eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), 48
faith, 11 , 27
families, 2 , 9 , 202 –3
fear, 11 , 17 , 26 , 42
ancient wisdom on, 199
of the future, 179 –81, 189 –91
and getting lost, 79 , 88 –89
of slowing down, 47 , 50 –52
and trust, 95
of the unknown, 163 –64
financial advisors, 141
Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE), 132
First Nations peoples, 131
“flight, flight, or freeze”
flow, state of, 38 , 193
flower metaphor, 148
Flux Mindset: baseline, 14 , 197 , 201 , 207
defined, 3 –4, 29
diagram, 19
elements of, 13 Table 1
exercises, 3 , 14 –15
and nature, 198 –200
new script for, 8 , 20 –26
opening up to, 8 , 11 –16, 196 , 197
practicing, 195 –96
roadmap to, 27 –29
Theory of Flux, 5 –8, 19 –20, 204
Flux Superpowers. combining, 196
in families, 202 –3
and Flux Mindset, relationship to, 18 –19, 22
identifying, 14
and nature, 198 –200
in organizational culture, 200 –202, 210 –11
unlocking, 8 , 16 –20, 18 Table 2 , 196 , 197 . See also being more human; enoughness; getting lost; letting go (of the future); portfolio careers; running slower; seeing what’s invisible; trust.
FOBO (Fear of Better Options), 50 –51, 52
FODA (Fear of Doing Anything), 51 –52
foglio (sheet of paper), 141
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), 50 –51, 52
forest bathing (shinrin-yoku), 44
Four Agreements, The (Ruiz), 105
Francis, Pope, 172
freelancers, 138 , 144
Friedman, Milton, 122
future. See letting go (of the future)
Garcia, Jerry, 137 , 149
GDP (gross domestic product), 64 , 65 –66, 204
Generation Flux, 158
Generation Z, 144
generosity, 15 , 130 –32, 136 , 165
getting lost, 17 , 18 Table 2 , 21 , 74 –92
author’s experience with, 26 , 74 –76, 77 , 81 –82
coddiwompling, 89 –90, 91
cultural difference and views in, 15 –16, 82 –86
in diverse domains, 86 –88
exercises, 79 , 83 , 90 –91, 208
experiences of, 78 –79
and scarcity thinking, 80 –81
Ghosh, Amitav, 87 –88
gig economy, 149
Gilbert, Dan, 175
Give and Take (Grant), 130
global economy, 10 , 103 , 125
global trust crisis, 93 –94, 102 –4
goals, 7 , 12 , 13 Table 1 , 34
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 99
Goodall, Jane, 72
government, 86 , 93 , 120 , 139
GPS, 74 , 88 , 91
Grant, Adam, Give and Take, 130
grasping, 47 , 193
Greece, 83 , 84
greed, 122 , 123
grief, 1 –2, 22 –26
author’s struggles with, 189
and humanity, 165 –66
and slowing down, 38
grounding, 12 –16, 27 , 80 –83
guilds, twenty-first century, 157 –58
harmony (yin and yang ), 167 –70
Harvard Business School, 50 , 67
“heads-down society,” 160
health, 44 –46
Hemingway, Ernest, 93
Heraclitus, 195 , 198
hierarchical structures, 168 –70
Himba people (Namibia), 58
hope, 11 , 13 Table 1 , 17 , 94 –95
Housel, Morgan, 127
“How Much Is Enough?” (Cavenaugh), 122
HR (human resources) departments, 107 , 141 , 198
Huang, Laura, 67 , 68
hub-and-spoke metaphor, 18 –19
humanity, embracing. See being more human
100 Best Business Books of All Time, The (Sattersten and Covert), 67
identity: personal, 11 , 15 , 152
ikigai (life purpose), 148 –49, 150 , 153
impermanence, ix , 84 , 88
independent workers, 138 , 144 , 145 , 154 –56
India, 84 , 105
indigenous wisdom, 103 –4, 131 , 133 , 198 –99, 204
individualist societies, 60 –61
Industrial Revolution, 85 –86
inequality, 9 , 11 , 67 –69
inner wisdom, 7 , 173 –74, 199
innovation, 79 , 100 , 201
intention, 71 –73, 95 , 97 –99
interdependence, 202
investment and investors, 50 , 101 , 141 , 153
invisible, seeing the. See seeing what’s invisible
IQ, 170 –72
“ironic mental processing,” 182
Iroquois tribes, 58 –59
Japan, 44 , 60 , 84 –85, 148
Jha, Amishi, 179
jiu-jitsu (martial art), 148
job interviews, 59
journaling, 26 , 37
Joy of Missing Out (JOMO), 52 –53
judgment, delaying, 48 –50, 72
Kahneman, Daniel, Thinking Fast and Slow, 49
Kasser, Tim, 41
kenshō (“seeing into one’s true nature”), 60
Kibera, Nairobi, 107
kindheartedness, 53
kintsugi (“golden joinery”), 85
knowing you “enough.” See enoughness
krísis (act of judgment), 83
kumbhaka (breathing practice), 43
Lao Tzu, 135 , 177 , 182
Latinx representation, 67
layoffs, 31 –32
leadership: anxiety in, 9 –10, 48
assessment of, 25
diversity in, 67 –69
and enoughness, 121 –24, 130
Flux Mindset in, 11 , 13 Table 1 , 200 –202, 210 –11
legacy of, 121 , 122
new script for, 24 , 34 , 67 , 170
and trust, 108 –11
women in, 167 –70
Leaders on Purpose, 24
legal system, 94 , 100 –101
“Lessons from the Mental Hospital” (Doyle), 134
letting go (of the future), 17 , 18 Table 2 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 96 , 177 –94
and anxiety, 189 –91
author’s experience with, 25 –26, 177
and control, 179 , 181 –83, 186 –88
exercises, 185 , 193 –94, 210
and fear, 179 –81
new shifts for, 183 –86
scenario mapping, 185 , 194
life purpose (ikigai), 148 –49, 150 , 153
life scripts. See scripts, life
Little, Tias, 47
losing one’s way. See getting lost
loss, 80 , 165 –66
Maciunas, George, 202
managers, 141 , 153 , 168
Masahide, Mizuta, 85
mass marketing, 64 , 101 , 104 , 109 , 124 , 186
May, Rollo, 31
MBA curricula, 67 , 68 –69
McGinnis, Patrick, 50 –52
McGowan, Heather, 145 , 156
McKeown, Greg, Essentialism, 52
meditation, 37 , 46
mental health, 21 . See also anxiety
#MeToo movement, 67
Michalski, Jerry, 65 , 108
microfinance, 55 , 106
micro-sabbaticals, 43 –44
Millennials, 35 –36, 144 , 154
mindfulness, 192
mistrust, 100 –103, 108 –11, 121 . See also trust
mobile devices, 35 , 68 , 160
Mother Nature, 6 –7
Mulcahy, Diane, 139
multitasking, 51
Nairobi, 107
Nakama, Mari, 139
Namibia, 58
nature: and flux, 198 –200
human relationship with, 103 –4
orenda (invisible power), 58 –59
shinrin-yoku (nature bathing), 44
Navy Seal adage, 48
negativity bias, 180
nervous system, 9
Netflix, 106 , 107 –8
Netherlands, niksen in, 37
networks and networking, 24 , 86 , 157
neuroscience, 9 , 87 , 173 , 179
niksen (to do nothing), 37
1980s, economic shift in, 124 –25
niyamas (ethical restraints), 105
nomadic cultures, 88 –89
non-attachment (aparigraha ), 182
Norway, 85
Observe-Orient-Decide-Act (OODA) loop, 50
oikonomia (abundance), 124
oikos (household), 124
open-source initiatives, 107 –8
optionality, 4 –5, 62 –63, 100 , 115 , 181
orenda (invisible power), 58 –59
organizations: challenges in, 59
orientation / disorientation, 9 , 15 –16, 91 . See also getting lost
pandemic, coronavirus, 2 , 10 , 68 , 138 , 145 , 161 , 165
parasympathetic nervous system, 9
parental leave policies, 168
Partnoy, Frank, Wait: The Art and Science of Delay, 49
passion, 150
Patanjali, attrib., Yoga Sutras, 105
patience practice, 43
patriarchies, 168 –69
peers, 13 Table 1
perfectionism, 134 –35
peripheral vision, 68 , 69 –71
personal identity, 11 , 15 , 152
Pink, Daniel, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, 126
planning, 184 , 199
portare (to carry), 141
portfolio careers, 15 , 17 , 18 Table 2 , 21 , 26 –27, 137 –59
building, 147 –52
curating, 139 –40, 152 –54
defined, 140 –142
exercises, 147 –48, 153 , 159 , 211
and guild concepts, 157 –58
and lifelong learning, 154 –56
potlatch system, 131 –32
power, 13 Table 1 , 163 , 167 –70
prana (breath), 46
predictions, 183 –84, 199
presence, 41 –44, 179 –80, 182 , 188 , 192
privilege, 7 , 62 –64, 73 , 118 –19, 181 , 202 , 203
problem-solving, 187 –88
productivity, 35 , 39 –41
professional identity, 120 , 141 –42, 146 –47, 159
profits, 101 , 102 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 145
Proust, Marcel, 55
psychology: of consciousness, 173 –74
public health, 2 , 56
purpose: and enoughness, 126 , 132
in the Flux Baseline, 207
and getting lost, 89
and letting go, 179
and portfolio building, 138 , 141
and slowing down, 32 , 33 , 37 , 48
racial diversity, 67 –69
Raggi-Moore, Judy, and family, 173
relationships: building, x , 21 , 157 –58
in collectivist societies, 60 –61
and emotional intelligence, 171
and enoughness, 123 –24
and running slower, 34
and trust, 95 , 103 –4, 111
reminiscing, 179 –80
remote work, 138
resilience, 102
résumés. See portfolio careers
retirement, 132
ride-sharing, 106 , 107 , 126
Rinne, April: and anxiety, 177 , 189 –91
and getting lost, 74 –76, 77
personal journey, 1 –2, 22 –27, 165 –66
regaining trust, 95 –96
slowing down, 38 , 39 –40
risk management, 24 , 148
Romania, 74 –76
Ruiz, Miguel, The Four Agreements, 105
Rumi, 200
running slower, x , 3 , 17 , 18 Table 2 , 19 –20, 21 , 31 –53
exercises, 34 , 43 –44, 46 , 54 , 208
and FOMO, 50 –53
and health, 44 –46
and judgment, 48 –50
and not-doing, 37 –38
and presence, 41 –44
and productivity, 39 –41
sabbaticals, 43 –44
Sala, Enric, 139
Satir, Virginia, 5
satori (awakening), 60
Sattersten, Todd, 67
satya (truthfulness), 105
sawubona (Zulu greeting), 55 –56
scarcity thinking, 80 –81, 128 , 135
scenario mapping, 185 , 194
screen time usage, 160 , 161 , 172
scripts, life, 6 –8
seeing what’s invisible, 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 Table 2 , 21 , 55 –73
and consumerism, 64 –67, 71
and diversity, 67 –69
and enoughness, 135
exercises, 59 , 63 , 65 , 71 –72, 73 , 208
and nature, 199 –200
and peripheral vision, 68 , 69 –71
and privilege, 62 –64, 73
and social norms, 56 –61
self-interest, 95
self-worth, 35 , 65 , 118 , 119 , 136
Senge, Peter, 5
Sensory Awareness Training (SAT), 46
Seventh Generation Principle, 199
Shabbat, technology, 44
Shakti Leadership (Bhat), 170
shikoba (Zulu response), 56
shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), 44
silence practice, 43
simplifying, 129 –30
skills: digital, 170 –72
and portfolio building, 147 –52
slowing down. See running slower
social norms, 5 –8, 56 –61, 62 –64
software, open-source, 107 –8
Solnit, Rebecca, 74
somatic tools, 45 –46
South Africa, 55 –56
Southern Cross, 15
speed, optimizing for, 41
Spiegelman, Marti, 163 –64, 173 –74
stability, 13 , 15
starting with trust. See trust
status, 11 , 47 , 81 , 127
stillness practice, 43
success: ancient wisdom on, 199
suffering, 164 –66
“superhero capes,” 134 –35
surveillance capitalism, 104
sustainability, 41 , 102
svadhisthana (sacral chakra), 105
Sweden, 85 , 120
sympathetic nervous system, 9
systemic injustices and inequalities, 67
Taoism, 37 –38
technology: and anxiety, 9
digital intelligence (DQ), 170 –72
disconnecting from, 44
and employment trends, 145 , 157 –58
and FOMO, 50 –53
human relationship with, 160 –64
new, 7 , 21
and productivity, 39
Thinking Fast and Slow (Kahneman), 49
Thunberg, Greta, 24
Tibet, 84
time management, 50
Toba Beta, 113 , 122
to-do lists, 37 –38
Toltecs, 105
trade-offs, 80 –81
travel, 23 , 26 , 40 , 74 –77, 81 –82, 90
trust, 6 , 15 , 17 , 18 Table 2 , 21 , 78 , 93 –113
and ancient wisdom, 103 –7
author’s experience with, 26 , 95 –96
breaches of, 100 –103
defined, 94
and enoughness, 135 , 200
exercises, 99 , 110 , 112 , 209
global crisis in, 93 –94
and intention, 97 –99
leading with, 106 , 108 –11
and vulnerability, 110
truthfulness, 105
“tunnel vision,” 70
24/7 lifestyles, 35
uncertainty: about the future, 191 –94
attitudes on, x , 4 , 11 , 179
derivation of word, 87
and getting lost, 86 –89
and trust, 94 , 111
unemployment, 138 , 145
values, 11 , 14 , 22 , 27 , 128
Vedas (ancient text), 105
venture capitalists, 50 , 126 , 141
vision, 13 Table 1 , 15 , 24 , 68 –71. See also seeing what’s invisible
VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous), 169 –70
vulnerability, 6 , 59 , 110 , 163 , 172 –73
wabi sabi (imperfection and transience), 85
Wait: The Art and Science of Delay (Partnoy), 49
walking, 46
Watts, Alan, 204
wealth, 127 , 131 –32
wēijī (危机) (crisis), 83 –84
Who Do You Trust? (Botsman), 94
Wikipedia, 106
Winnie the Pooh, 37
wisdom, ancient and indigenous, 7 , 103 –4, 107 , 131 , 133 , 173 –74, 198 –99, 204
wisdom, inner, 7 , 173 –74, 199
women, 67 –69, 167 –69, 170
Woolf, Virginia, 203
work-life balance, 144
worldview. See scripts, life
wu wei (lack of exertion), 37 –38
yamas (ethical restraints), 105
yin-yang balance, 167 –70, 175
yoga, 16 , 45 –46, 131 , 204
Yoga Sutras (attrib. Patanjali), 105
young adults, 160 , 161 , 202 –3
Zen Buddhism, 60
Zulu greeting / response (sawubona / shikoba), 55 –56
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