Rightsizing life
The reduction of ambition rightsizes one’s life. Suddenly, those magnetic forces, trophies, hefty pocketbooks, and rich attractions lose their lure. All the stylization and mimetic...
Tag: culture
The visionary compass
To be interesting, we have to be interested, that is, an atypical perspective discovers atypicality in our surroundings. Different is a way of seeing. But...
A catalog of emotions
We live with a catalog of emotions, whipsawing between highs and lows. Most of the undulation is due to poor internal weather. We are not...
Together as spiritual completeness
It is human desire to share. It is also human desire to compete. The two — cooperation and competition — bleed into each other to...
Memes are a hurricane of influence
A meme is a hurricane of influence. It finds a human host, a signal booster, who spreads the meme before it takes on a life...
The bright rush of ideas
Where do good ideas come from, and how do they form? They come from extensive research bolstered by the ability to connect the dots between...
The invention of things
Most creativity depends on building on top of what’s already there. Novelty exploits and aggregates preexisting stems to manufacture new and different, which is all...
The shared intimacy of the individual
Behavior operates at the amygdala level. Without conscious interpretation, we either fight or run away. Instead, what we seek is more constructive: long-term serotonin levels...
The brilliance in absurdity
The synergy between brilliance and absurdity is one of the paradoxes of our time. One can’t be crazy without being wickedly smart. Thinking different isn’t...
Conformity as a preventative structure
The obvious remains invisible only because we choose to turn a blind eye to any framework that doesn’t align with our interests. Our minds crave...
Purposely absorbed
Absorbed in the real work, unlike the spasmodic focus of want-to-be influencers. The professional demands order, rituals, and practices that solidify the certainty anchor. Those...
Double or nothing
The best art deserves the long look, just as the best books earn a re-read. The second our surroundings pull us out of a desultory...