Yesterday, I read a transcript of a Daniel Quinn speech. He lamented the sense of hopelessness that we, society, feed ourselves and our children. In a sense we are preparing ourselves for…
Category: Thinking
Loss
How scared am I to lose something? I read that humans feel more strongly about loss than they do about gain. We’re pessimistic by nature. Perhaps our optimism is something to be…
The Stone and The Bear
John was crouching in the low bush with his spear in his right hand, breathing shallowly to avoid being heard. His feet padded along the forest floor in measured paces. Years of…
Are you antifragile? Or fragile?
I’ve recently been rebuilding how I see the world, thanks to a book called Antifragile. I highly recommend that you read it. Just stop reading my blog posts and anything else, just…
On Boys and Girls
Earlier this week, I sat through a 1 hour session of watching all sorts of commercials (I got paid, of course). While extremely banal, I realized that these messages were being sent…
Being Busy
Have you ever told yourself that you’d do something once, just once, every week? I told myself I’d write something and send it out once a week, every Thursday, but I seem…
Why Travel?
Lately, I’ve been thinking about why I do things. It’s easy to question what others do, but it’s bit more personal to question yourself. One thing that I never thought to challenge…
Airports and Cycling
This week, I won’t be philosophizing so much, just recovering from a week of teaching 100 twelve-year olds how to breakdance. Tomorrow’s the last day, and as much as I love teaching,…
Building Connections
I didn’t send out an email last Thursday because I was involved in Open Art Surgery, a week long hip hop theatre intensive, that was really intense. The process was awesome, and…
Why I started Blogging
Hello reader. I want to tell you why I’m here, and why you’re here (because you know, he who has a why, can bear any how). A long time ago, I used…