"There are two kinds of political actors in this world: insiders and outsiders.Outsiders are free to speak their truth, Summers explains. But the price of such freedom is irrelevance in the halls of power. Insiders, by contrast, have a seat at the table where history is made. But to keep those seats, they must take … Continue reading Insiders & Outsiders
Tag: life lessons
Zuihitsu: 2022-01
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. 1. You need to play it poorly before you get anywhere good.2. Higher variance in key.3. Caring more is the first step to … Continue reading Zuihitsu: 2022-01
The Barstool Rule
"Folks, I’m a non participant in all forms of social media other than maintaining a mostly inactive LinkedIn account. Therefore, I’m unfamiliar with the condition of discourse out on the inter-webs. As an individual who’s spent a lot of time in bars and at card tables throughout North America, on those rare occasions that I … Continue reading The Barstool Rule
Zuihitsu: 2021-12
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. Patience is also a form of action.–Auguste RodinDo I need to insert myself into this conversation?The grass is always greener on the side … Continue reading Zuihitsu: 2021-12
Zuihitsu: 2021-11
Collecting these little ideas has become a major focus. Here's this month's installment. 1. Give the conversational ball back.2. Stories from yourself and trusted people are almost the only kind of evidence that’s real.3. The secret of life is to do something you care about.4. Listening means willing to be changed. 5. Brevity is achieved by … Continue reading Zuihitsu: 2021-11
Simulacrum for New Selves
There's a blog post that describes Tom Bihn's iterative design process. He talks about how he starts with an idea, but it is always with the notion that the first idea is never your best one. It has to be reality tested. He draws some sketches, does a mock-up, puts the dimensions into 2D modeling … Continue reading Simulacrum for New Selves
Live Long & Prosper
"Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and the success of public policies. But happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. Everyone has the power to make … Continue reading Live Long & Prosper
Heaven & Hell
"Once a wise and holy old hermit was favored, for his piousness, with the visit of an angel who said it was sent to offer him a boon. The man thought and replied, "I have tried my life to know my Creator through his Creation. I hope that I have been worthy of going to … Continue reading Heaven & Hell
The Referendum
"The Referendum is a phenomenon typical of (but not limited to) midlife, whereby people, increasingly aware of the finiteness of their time in the world, the limitations placed on them by their choices so far, and the narrowing options remaining to them, start judging their peers’ differing choices with reactions ranging from envy to contempt. … Continue reading The Referendum
Hang In There Until You’re Sixty
"...try to hang in there until you’re sixty. Then you’ll find you don’t have to worry about what people say any more and, as a consequence, life becomes a whole lot more interesting.Entering your sixties brings with it a warm and fuzzy feeling of freedom through redundancy, through obsolescence, through living outside of the conversation … Continue reading Hang In There Until You’re Sixty
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