Why We Do What We Do at Telos
It has never been harder to pay attention to what matters most as the attention economy has made capturing human attention and reselling it the prevalent economic imperative of the 21st Century. As a result, we inhabit a world of screens. One where many people don't know why they even get out of bed.When people aim at nothing they will hit nothing, resulting in many people amusing themselves to death. The 2 hours and 19 minutes that are spent on social media alone, on any given day, will cost the next generation 6 years and 11 months of their life. Unfortunately, daily screen time totals 9 hours a day.
Contrary to what most people believe, we are in the midst of a massive technological disruption, but not one of decentralization, but one called responsible technology. The goal of technology is moving from time spent to time well spent. Time spent is all about distraction. Time well spent is the opposite of that. The opposite of distraction is traction — moving forwards. Only by defining our telos' much clearer throughout life and business will we know what to aim for. Enabling us to plan backwards, allowing us to move forward.
Accelerating the transition toward a humane technology future, by helping people cultivate their autotelic hearts and telic minds.
Telos is the world's first social framework. In contrast to a social network designed for online engagement and constant self-comparison, Telos is an everyday app and community designed for human connection and self-development.
My name is Felix, and I care deeply about the detrimental state of well-being and development of the next generation which is happening on a global scale. I believe in the power of individuals tackling their own problems, and seek to empower those people through the development of cutting-edge software people can depend on each and every day.
As a dropout, I learned to become an autodidact. This gave me the unique opportunity to ask questions that were very important for me in order to live well, rather than just memorizing endless answers to the urgent exam questions in order to just get a job.
I walk the talk regarding self-development and despite having struggled and stumbled on my path countless times, I am proud of who I am becoming. By trade, I am an experienced UI designer and web developer, and, more importantly, as my calling, I am the founder and CEO of Telos.
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being right."
— Thomas Paine
Telos was singlehandedly founded and designed from the ground up by Felix Meritis. Foremost, Felix is a curious autodidact who reads hundreds of books about startups, psychology, design, habits, economics, and much more — curiosity is his compass. The volume and velocity of modern-day life are unprecedented. Although reading for hours nowadays conflicts with most people's agendas, it is exactly this habit that Felix regards as one of the most fulfilling activities of his life.
As Felix understood more about the theories of how individuals thrive and become happier, fulfilled, and more productive, it also became evident that the technologies we use today are not on our team, but somebody else's. Inadvertently they comprise the story of our lives.
Technology that is adversarial is technology that has no place in our life. As Thomas Pain wrote: "a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being right." Yet, this delusion will always inevitably evaporate. Telos was built on the idea that when people tap into their innate desire to live, love, learn, and leave a legacy, they are capable of incredible things. That people deserve tools that are on their team. Tools that help focus and think, rather than distract and diminish.
