Vanity, vanity
Vanity (in the sense of excessive concern for our own appearance) makes us ugly. At conception (in the sense of coming up with ideas and… Read More »Vanity, vanity
values
Technology (24): Keynes on The Permanent Problem; or, The Dread of Abundance
Hattip: Brink Lindsey Let us, for the sake of argument, suppose that a hundred years hence we are all of us, on the average, eight… Read More »Technology (24): Keynes on The Permanent Problem; or, The Dread of Abundance
John Green: “Will this be on the test?”
About the test. The test will measure whether you are an informed, engaged and productive citizen of the world, and it will take place in… Read More »John Green: “Will this be on the test?”
Thesis: Interpersonal Conflict
“Most conflict in relationships is caused by unshared and unmet expectations.” Discuss for your team / friendship / organisation / family / building project /… Read More »Thesis: Interpersonal Conflict
C. Thi Nguyen: Games, agency and value plurality
Let me summarize my account of games… Games, I’ve argued, are the art form that works in the medium of agency. The game designer doesn’t… Read More »C. Thi Nguyen: Games, agency and value plurality
Waste what, want what
“Waste not, want not,” is a great maxim and a terrible law. Unnecessary waste is bad… but if you value things along more than one… Read More »Waste what, want what
“Shame On You”
… is an odd construction. We don’t say “Joy on you”, or “Pride on you”.* I speculate (please correct me if you know better) that… Read More »“Shame On You”
Inadequately prepared
We almost always are.* One measure of a person’s capacity to make a deep contribution to your team is their ability to go into a… Read More »Inadequately prepared
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 (dis)agreeableness: Whose you?
Agreeableness is a personality trait manifesting itself in individual behavioral characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm, and considerate… People who score high… Read More »On (dis)agreeableness: Whose you?