Best Of 2010: THE YEAR IN IDEAS

2010 was one of those years where it felt like everyone had an idea. From “Get rich quick,” to “Friend me on Facebook,” to “Mexican popsicles,” the ideas just kept coming and coming.

Let’s face it, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all the ideas. Fortunately for you, there are people like me. I’m not saying I know the most about ideas, but I do follow a lot of them. What can I say, I just find them fascinating — ideas.

Here are the MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS OF 2010:

#10: Concepts

#9: Theories

#8: Hypotheses about the ways of the world

#7: Counterintuitive provocations

#6: Big ideas

#5: (TIE) Spiritual theories / Human longevity

#4: The politics of our times

#3: “There’s got to be a better way”

#2: Helpful hints

#1: How we live now and what it says about us