Category Archives: Media

All about mass media

The media – a collective bad dream?

November 12, 2003 Alexander Leave a comment

One of the sessions here at the Practice of Peace conference was about the media, and after the session, I grabbed one of the participants, Doug who is a psychotherapist, and asked him a little about his views. Specifically, I wonder why negative news have a much stronger pull on us than positive news, since … Continue Reading ››

Happy At Work, Media

Me on TV

September 5, 2003 Alexander Leave a comment

Just before I went on vacation I was interviewed on national TV on the "Good Morning Denmark" show. The topic was how to be happy at work when you return from vacation. It went very well, and you can see the entire interview here. It's in danish, of course.

Happy At Work, Media

In the media

July 29, 2003 Alexander 2 Comments

My main project (happiness at work) has come to the attention of the media. It's actually a little too soon for my taste, I'd have liked to have more results before we "go public" but hey, it's nice that people are interested.

Yesterday we were mentioned in Denmarks largest newspaper, in an … Continue Reading ››

Media

YES: I’m in Fast Company

June 25, 2003 Alexander Leave a comment

I was visiting my new friend Nicolai when I glanced through his July issue of Fast Company, and whaddayaknow: I'm in it! Fast Company is an extremely cool magazine. Okay, they've been marked by the dismal economic trends too, and their cool factor is slipping slightly, but they're still light years in front … Continue Reading ››

Life, Media

Life without TV, month 3

March 9, 2003 Alexander Leave a comment

My name is Alexander, and I'm a TV-addict. Not a hard-core addict, I just have very little will power when it comes to resisting TV.

If I have a TV, I'll typically watch 2-3 hours a day on weekdays and more in the weekends. The amount of time I spend in front of the … Continue Reading ››

Media, Silly

Robinson and ads

October 14, 2002 Alexander Leave a comment

You know guilty pleasures, right? How about guilty suffering? It's not that you really like it, you just can't resist it..?

That's how I feel about the Robinson TV-show ("Survivor" in the US). But the shows undeniable entertainment value aside, one question keeps popping up.

I really had to wonder about this: Each … Continue Reading ››