The crisis you seek
Some crises are worth seeking. You can limp on, drained by low-level conflict or conflict avoidance, suffocated by the elephants in the room, for months… Read More »The crisis you seek
Seeds
Here’s a lens for reframing your project and contribution: rather than thinking about what you do as the main thing, instead ask “What might this… Read More »Seeds
Cold frogs
The woman in the camping shop described the sleeping bag as “Warm down to three degrees – a good choice if you’re a real cold… Read More »Cold frogs
Market Economics: Slate Star Codex on Drugs Vs Chairs and The Grumpy Economist on Paying for Public Toilets
I came across both of these posts in the last week, and they both highlight the problem of bad legislation. I recommend both – which… Read More »Market Economics: Slate Star Codex on Drugs Vs Chairs and The Grumpy Economist on Paying for Public Toilets
Dovetailed: Seth Godin on good tools on cool tools
You can get a router that will make a perfect dovetail every time, and my question is, why would you bother? Because the whole point… Read More »Dovetailed: Seth Godin on good tools on cool tools
Decisions as bets
I’ve been listening to Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets. In it she emphasises the importance of separating judgements about the quality of your decisions from… Read More »Decisions as bets
Design matters: refrigerator control dial
I know that the higher number usually means colder, but every time I adjust a fridge’s temperature I feel a degree of uncertainty. Do MAX… Read More »Design matters: refrigerator control dial
Resident Contrarian On the Experience of Being Poor-ish
This is an interesting read I came across via Marginal Revolution. It’s a fairly straightforward, non-polemical description of the challenges of being “poor-ish” in the… Read More »Resident Contrarian On the Experience of Being Poor-ish
Isaiah and Cervantes on Bread
Isaiah “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters;and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milk without money and without… Read More »Isaiah and Cervantes on Bread
On expedience
It may sometimes be expedient to put snot in your empty coffee cup. You may regret it later when drink a refill.