Inconvenient values
A good test of your values is asking when they last cost you something else that you wanted. For each of your values ask: Do… Read More »Inconvenient values
September 2020
tl;dr
We live in an era where people will spend days of their lives – hours at a time – to watch a box set or… Read More »tl;dr
A brief presentation
Is it?* Don’t say it unless you’re sure.** *Brief depends on context, but in the absence of a clear norm a 5 minute presentation –… Read More »A brief presentation
Educated (11): Truth in context
Another aspect of the limits of knowledge is the contingent nature of most of what we know: Truth is usually* truth-in-context. A pair of non-parallel… Read More »Educated (11): Truth in context
Educated (10): Limits to knowledge
An education should give us an awareness of the limits of knowledge. Most obviously: That there are things that we (humans) don’t understand; That some… Read More »Educated (10): Limits to knowledge
Freedom to the nose (2): stealing at work
How free are you at work? How free are the people you’re responsible for? “As free as possible,” is a good answer, but there are… Read More »Freedom to the nose (2): stealing at work
Freedom to the nose
Your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my nose struck begins. John B Finch (early version of a… Read More »Freedom to the nose
Educated (9): taxonomy and the fruits of knowledge
You’re probably familiar with the old saw “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a… Read More »Educated (9): taxonomy and the fruits of knowledge
Knowing better (3): the best values
My values are the best that I know; I assume you feel the same. Changing them is hard – it takes some combination of (delete… Read More »Knowing better (3): the best values
Educated (8): unfinished business
“Educated” (past tense) isn’t a thing. It’s a lifelong gift, one that only turns into a sentence if you try to give it a full… Read More »Educated (8): unfinished business
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