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
Podcast recommendation: Seth Godin on The Hedonic Treadmill
This episode of Akimbo is a thoughtful look out our tendency to seek more of what we like – whether loud music or extreme sports… Read More »Podcast recommendation: Seth Godin on The Hedonic Treadmill
Educated (7): you, life and other people
If you can raise your children to like and believe in themselves, and to be interested in life and other people, the rest is detail.… Read More »Educated (7): you, life and other people
Knowing better (2): How we know
How do we come to know better? There are a range of experiences (I hesitate to call them a hierarchy) that lead us from knowing… Read More »Knowing better (2): How we know
Knowing better (1)
And I will show you a still more excellent way. Paul of Tarsus – First Letter to the Corinthians We often say (and more often… Read More »Knowing better (1)
Planning vs Pathfinding
A detailed plan is useful when you know what you’re doing: when you (or others) have done the thing, or when you’ve been somewhere before.… Read More »Planning vs Pathfinding