The Discovery In December 2025, I began translating mathematical paradoxes into fiction—not as metaphor, but as precise projection of formal structures into narrative space while preserving their logical topology. The Halting Problem became "The Judge Who Couldn't Stop." The Busy Beaver function became "The Record." Arrow's Impossibility Theorem became a constitutional crisis in an imaginary … Continue reading When Mathematics Demands Its Stories: A Taxonomy of Narrative Constraint
Don’t Knock Yourself Out
A documentary on the television series, The Prisoner. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9JW48wZtBEA
The Ivy Lee Method
At the end of each work day, write down the six most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow. Do not write down more than six tasks. Prioritize those six items in order of their true importance. When you arrive tomorrow, concentrate only on the first task. Work until the first task is finished before … Continue reading The Ivy Lee Method
Zuihitsu, 2024-09
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.—Bertrand Russell The things you run from are inside you.—Seneca It … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-09
Zuihitsu, 2024-08
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. The street is a tough mother, but she is honest.—Jack Micheline Your life reflects who you are. You cannot hide. You cannot lie. Your … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-08
Zuihitsu, 2024-07
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Just ask for it. Sorrow eats time. Be patient. Time eats sorrow.—Louise Eldrich Bring change unheralded to the unready. All work gets refactored or … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-07
Zuihitsu, 2024-06
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. The ranking mind is small and wrong. You don't win friends with salad. The lover who leaves reason in control is a half-lover. Only … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-06
Zuihitsu, 2024-05
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. The price of a fresh start is no support. A heart in the right place often means a brain in the wrong one. Are … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-05
Zuihitsu, 2024-04
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflsudections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the compcwaewwjjrrrlete set, please download the fortune file. If you can’t find yourself in your own back yard, you’re not going to find yourself in the Serengeti, are you?—George Shaw The Batman … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2024-04
Concept: A Day in Quarters
"...try thinking of each day as a set of four quarters: morning, midday, afternoon, evening. If you blow one quarter, you get back on track for the next quarter. Fail small, not big." —Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin
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