When hearts and minds realign
We are exchanging advice, ideas, and information all the time, in effect trading minds with each other. Yet, within that knowledge transfer also oozes emotion....
Tag: philosophy
Thinking things through
What we’re thinking of right now often feels of the utmost importance. Negative thoughts, in particular, turn passive onlookers into nervous inward-facing participants. The face...
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...
A test case of curiosity
There is no plan. We go through long stretches of time, just guessing. But the passage into mystery lures us forward. It costs nothing to...
Raging against the machine (us)
Writing is to rage against the machine, not the powers that be. It’s a practice that hollows out the anxieties within. The machine is us,...
Chords of inquiry
We remain emotionally uneven, driven by the vagaries of an electronically-fueled world tilted toward bad news. The external glow messes with our internal wiring, where...
Never enough peace
The world is a slow-methodical GIF loop that suffers from nasty jolts. The map is artifice; an illusion of safety that tempts the tyrants to...
Creativity is for the uncertain
Creativity is an all-in, imaginative process that prides itself on chasing the unknown. So we proceed in a random fashion, anticipating discovery through trial and...
A pace to play
The world is covered with assholes. How do we build the confidence up to shuck them without stabbing ourselves? At first, we take small risks....
Nothing is mappable
Looking back, as if all the traits were heritable and therefore traceable. But nothing is so mappable. We contain a bundle of qualities that shift...
Collecting and craft
Friction is the great stabilizer. We need just enough technology to enable creation while constricting our attention to the gusts of other content. The emergence...
A simulation of self
The neural synchronization between individuals — we can talk to each other without saying a word. The brain emits answers, and humans reap the rewards...