Time is a mental construct. More bluntly, it’s make-believe. We shape time by imposing constraints with frames we call starts and stops. But time …
Picking and Serving
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It’s All on Loan
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Everything we possess, our so called stuff, is temporary. We forget that we can't take it with us. If we can't take it with us, it was never ours to …
Photographer and Astronaut
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It’s estimated that there are 7.2 billion smartphones in use by 4.8 billion unique users – that's a whole ‘nother post – but it's reference for this …
Symptoms and Synergy
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When byproducts come with consequences that we like, we call them synergy. When byproducts come with consequences that we don't like, we call them …
Waffles, Spaghetti, and Lasagna
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The patterns in the way people communicate are like waffles, spaghetti, and lasagna. Waffles are logical and symmetrical, squares inside of …
Abundance and Complexity
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Abundance isn’t the answer. It’s the problem. When abundance comes in a form we don’t like, we call it complexity. When complexity comes in a form we …
Parts and Interactions
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Everyone is a part of a system and is a system, at least one of each. The question then is, which is the focus? The human condition loves to focus on …
The Opposite of Survival is Contribution
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As a global species, we've never been so good at not dying. I'm not saying we’ve solved every horrific thing, but we have temporarily solved not …
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Constraint and Restraint
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Constraints are the non-negotiable forces that are imposed on us, while restraints are the optional restrictions that we place on ourselves. Same …