Q: What’s so bad about binging-tv and door-dash? A: It erodes away the strength of our communities. Here’s an excerpt from (at the time) President-Elect JFK in the 12/26/1960 edition of Sport’s Illustrated: Of course, modern… Read More »Slothful-Ease
Q: How do I buy back my time without spending money? A: Say “No”. Obviously you can pay the handyman to fix something broken around the house, or pay a landscaper to care for the yard;… Read More »Buying Time Without Money
Q: Why is the truth hard to come by? A: It’s easy to mistake for a forgery. “Harvard’s motto is ‘Veritas.’ Many of you have already found out and others will find out in the course… Read More »When Truth Eludes Us
Q: What’s the difference between a Bug and a Feature? A: Whether your input supports it. We normally think of a “bug” as something we don’t want; like a broken link or an error message. However,… Read More »Bug or Feature?
Q: How can I hit my goal of reading more this year? A: Libraries are more useful than you might realize. If you’re trying to read more in 2024, you’re not alone. But Amazon and Audible… Read More »Tools for Reading
Q: Is experience a good teacher? A: Only if you’re a good student. John Dewey is quoted as saying, “We do not learn from experience… We learn from reflecting on experience.” Don’t allow yourself to move… Read More »Experience
Q: More good things is always good, right?A: Only if you have unlimited capacity. Here’s a thorough article on The Christmas Tree Effect. In a nutshell it says that, like a Christmas tree, each ornament… Read More »The Christmas Tree Effect
Q: How much is chance affecting your life?A: Depends whether you view life like Poker or Roulette. Following the three part series on the “Games We Play”, I want to add one more thought about… Read More »Poker or Roulette
Q: What game should you be playing? A: Play the game with the best trophy. If every pursuit yields a trophy, we should spend the most energy on the trophy that’s worth having. Video games… Read More »The Games We Play – Pt. 3/3
Q: Is that a kickball or a dodgeball? A: The ball is the same, but the game is different. Where/when I grew up we used the same rubber ball for dodgeball and for kickball. The ball… Read More »The Games We Play – Pt. 2/3