Tali Sharot and Cass Sunstein on Habituation
Be careful what you get used to; or, Get used to what you care for By asking the volunteers to increase the voltage one step… Read More »Tali Sharot and Cass Sunstein on Habituation
Values
Lesslie Newbigin on man’s contradictions
Lesslie Newbigin lived and worked in South India from 1936 to 1974, and originally wrote this in Tamil. Wherever and whenever we look at man,… Read More »Lesslie Newbigin on man’s contradictions
The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night
The Heroic Vision Over shadowy spires and gleaming towers lay the ghostly darkness and silence that runs before dawn. Into a dim alley, one of… Read More »The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night
Competition
Compete From Latin competere, in its late sense ‘strive or contend for (something)’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’. OED I offer this… Read More »Competition
Three things to be at work and beyond
Curious. Excellent. Kind. Hattip: Seth Godin and Bryan Koppelman See also: Neil Gaiman: Two out of Three
Taking and Giving (1)
It’s funny what sticks. When I think about it, the earliest image I can remember about what an authority figure shouldn’t be came from Disney’s… Read More »Taking and Giving (1)
T.H. White on chivalry, confronting evil, and destiny
The Wart is the young King Arthur. “Kay won’t tell me,” said the Wart, “what happens when you are made a knight. He says it… Read More »T.H. White on chivalry, confronting evil, and destiny
Endless
Is the avoidance of death an end in itself? *A: It seems a worthy goal, but at some point it ceases to be.*Q: An end… Read More »Endless
At the end of all your rushing…
It’s often worth rushing to catch a bus or a wave – to rush for a particular event with a specific, probable payoff an order… Read More »At the end of all your rushing…
Ian Leslie on story as intellectual anaesthetic
Historians have an increasingly strong incentive to tell dramatic stories which gain attention and make ‘impact’. But anyone in the business of reporting on reality… Read More »Ian Leslie on story as intellectual anaesthetic