This is a response to Colin Wright’s post Dogmatic Capitalism, it is an essay in progress so suggestions and comments are happily encouraged. It is also perhaps a real foray into less fluff material that gets pushed around the web, especially the lifestyle design community. In his post, Colin writes on how capitalism has a bad wrap [...]
The Double Standard of Positivity
At heart I’m a pragmatist and an ironist. I don’t buy into the cult of positive thinking because of its sheer delusional nature. After watching this video by RSA Animate on Smile or Die by Barbara Ehrenreich, an acclaimed journalist and political activitist, and reading this post on BeyondGrowth, The Paint-by-Numbers Guide to your Creative Self-Actualization, it just reinforces [...]
Just Another Day
I become 27 today. I’m not going to do one of those “27 things I learned in 27 years” birthday posts that have become all the rage lately or slash the price on my non-existent ebook for one day only. I’m not going to go out and drink myself stupid. I’m not going to do [...]
On Tradition & Innovation – Words by 7 Peers
The balance between tradition and innovation is always something that I’ve struggled with.
Here, 7 peers and thought leaders give their insights into them.
Capturing Ideas and Why Fancy Tools Don’t Matter
The idea matters far more than the paper its written on.
Recent Notes
- "In promoting the illusion that surfing the web can change the world, clicktivism is to activism as..."
- Urban Camping in the Heart of Berlin - NYTimes.com
- "Being in the content business requires an understanding that you will be perpetually trying to..."
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