I wanted to post this great article from Seed Magazine to my Facebook profile, but I’m afraid it’ll be ridiculously out of place: everything on Facebook seems to gravitate towards the superficial and meaningless. I feel like I “spoil the fun” when I post things like this — things I’ve learned to enjoy. While I [...]
January 2008
In the past few weeks I’ve been trying to write something more business-oriented. It seems to be an especially timely topic considering the critical point our markets are at (along with the global economy in general). It’s also one of my favourite topics, but one that I drift away from occasionally: too much of the [...]
I’m once again in the middle of redoing my homepage, and any feedback is much appreciated. I’m trying to say as little as possible: it seems that the more I try to explain things, the more confusing they become. (Am I right? Wrong?) So I’ve got one version that just says “My business is thinking, [...]
I’ve been looking for an opportunity to use this Emerson line for years: “The scholar sits down to write, and all his years of meditation do not furnish him with one good thought or happy expression; but it is necessary to write a letter to a friend — and, forthwith, troops of gentle thoughts invest [...]
I’ll sound like a huge nerd for saying this, but one of the few things I look forward to all year is the Edge Annual Question, edited by literary agent and intellectual impressario John Brockman. At the end of each year, Brockman asks 100+ of the world’s smartest people one question and publishes their answers [...]
