Jim Stolze
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| Born | November 30, 1973 |
| Residence | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Writer, Entrepreneur |
Jim Stolze (born in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) is an author, entrepreneur and public speaker. In September 2008, he started a research movement on Internet Usage and Happiness called the Virtual Happiness Project.[1] Several studies showed that people who have access to the Internet are significantly happier. Stolze's research shows why this is the case and is the basis of a conceptual model in which both Internet Usage and Happiness are combined in a causal relationship matrix.[2] In 2009 Stolze was asked by the TED Conference to give a talk about his research.
Stolze captured international attention with an experiment in which he went completely offline for a whole month.[3] In his search to find out whether one could live without the Internet, Stolze discovered that living without the Internet is awful, but that life without email is fantastic.[4] After that period Stolze joined the Lifehackers Movement and wrote a book about In-box Management called "How to survive your Inbox". Stolze has also been one of the lead bloggers on a popular Dutch weblog called DutchCowboys.
In 2009 Stolze organized the first edition of TEDxAmsterdam.[5] An international cast of speakers -including technology visionairy Kevin Kelly, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and former astronaut Wubbo Ockels- gave the talk of their lives in just 18 minutes.[6] In later years also Rogier van der Heide (Light artist), Claron McFaddon (Opera singer) and Anita Goel (MIT) appeared on the stage of TEDxAmsterdam.[7] TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
The newest book of Jim Stolze is called "Uitverkocht!" (translation = "sold out") in which he describes the Attention Economy. [8]
[edit] Published works
- Sold out! (2011) EAN 9789022998786
- How to survive your inbox: does the Internet make us happy? (2009) ISBN 9046806227
- 150 lifehacking tips (with Aslander, Oosterkamp, Meeuwsen, Roemen) (2008) ISBN 9789089650481
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.virtualhappiness.org/2008/09/launch-at-picnic08-conference/
- ^ http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/07/does-the-web-make-us-happy-part-two/
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/19/db.happy.online/index.html?iref=intlOnlyonCNN
- ^ http://en.sevenload.com/shows/The-Next-Web-Conference/episodes/9pZmuJQ-Jim-Stolze-Living-without-internet-is-awful
- ^ http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-11/20/report-from-tedx---part-2.aspx
- ^ http://www.conferencebasics.com/2009/11/tedxamsterdam-was-a-blasting-experience/
- ^ http://www.ted.com/talks/rogier_van_der_heide_why_light_needs_darkness.html
- ^ http://www.managementboek.nl/boek/9789022998786/uitverkocht-jim_stolze
