Out of the woods
We’re not out of the woods yet. If by “woods” you mean “this place where we find ourselves in which we’re often confused, are occasionally… Read More »Out of the woods
human flourishing
Haruki Murakami on commonplace origin stories; or, Life on the cutting room floor
I love listening to The Lovin’ Spoonful. Their music is sort of laid back and never pretentious. Listening to this soothing music brings back a… Read More »Haruki Murakami on commonplace origin stories; or, Life on the cutting room floor
Technology (2): Artifice-ial Beings
… technology predated our humanness… The strategy of bending the environment to use as if it were part of one’s own body is a half-billion-year-old… Read More »Technology (2): Artifice-ial Beings
A flourishing city: a few questions
A question from my run through Jakarta today: what makes a flourishing city? Here are some questions I’d ask to find the answer: Is it… Read More »A flourishing city: a few questions
Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
The real ability of the poorest to buy goods and services rose, 1800 to the present, by 3,000 percent. Literally. A factor of thirty. …… Read More »Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
Bark less, wag more
Rule 12. Be Kind – everyone is in a battle We go through life judging others. I’ve often wondered if one of the reasons we… Read More »Bark less, wag more
John Mark Comer on the ruthless elimination of hurry
As I’ve worked on reading lists and goals for 2020, I’ve been mulling over the shape of (my part in) a flourishing, generous and sustainable… Read More »John Mark Comer on the ruthless elimination of hurry
A sense of urgency (2): Clayton Christensen on measuring your life
John Greenall wrote this about our lack of a sense of urgency about the most important things in life: I wonder if it comes back… Read More »A sense of urgency (2): Clayton Christensen on measuring your life
Contact
Next time you read an article, listen to a podcast, watch a program that you like – why don’t you get in touch with whoever… Read More »Contact
Debt to society
If you want to talk about our debt to society – the question of what we owe the other people who share our culture, and… Read More »Debt to society