Twitter is eliminating distance and helping people stay in touch with distant friends and acquaintances, suggests a study of the social network.

BBC: Twitter users defeat the distance barrier and reach out

Instead of developing a narrow specialization, they study, say, calligraphy (as Mr. Jobs famously did) or hang out with friends in different fields.

WSJ: Jonah Lehrer on How to Be Creative

In fact, a 2004 study found that 85% of adults feel happier, less stressed and more energized after spending time with friends and yet 62% of those people said they spent less time with friends than ever before.

FORBES: Do One Thing at a Time

My friends who study advertising as both a reflection and shaper of cultural norms would not disagree with my impression: We talk about the death of command and control leadership, and praise the rise of a new, more collaborative, breed of leader.

FORBES: Why Command-and-Control Leadership Is Here to Stay