| Jim Stolze | |
|---|---|
| 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]