Alex Wittenberg

“I do not perceive any thing with my sense-organs alone, but with a great part of my whole human being. Thus, I may say, loosely, that I ‘hear a thrush singing’. But in strict truth all that I ever merely ‘hear’ — all that I ever hear simply by virtue of having ears — is sound. When I ‘hear a thrush singing’, I am hearing, not with my ears alone,... See more

To receive no one’s attention would be a kind of death. There are, of course, disordered ways of seeking attention, but we need the attention of the other even if only to know who we are. This is why I recently wrote that “the problem of distraction can just as well be framed as a problem of loneliness.” Digital media environments hijack our desire... See more

Explicit > ImplicitClear decisions after meetingsNo clear decision? Make that explicit too.Clear ownersNo clear owner? Make that explicit too.Hear everyone's opinionsMake explicit who makes the decision 

But it may be, too, that my initial proposition requires a qualification. Let’s put it this way: you and I have exactly as much attention as we need at any given moment provided that at that moment we also know what it would be good for us to do.This qualification also stems from Illich’s insights, so allow me to elaborate. His crusade against the... See more

Unfortunately, the patterns of our techno-social order tend toward the fracturing of community and the isolation of the person. We are offered an array of tools that promise to assuage the resulting economic and psychic precarity, but, more often than not, their real aim implicit in their design is to perpetuate and accelerate social fragmentation... See more

When defining processes, avoid back and forthEg. if you give feedback on something assume that they will either do it or get back to you with reasons why not.

2% hitting the market when 30%+ is already in circulation is a relatively small increase. The token supply will double over 15 months, but that’s more than enough time for the value of the project to catch up to the token price.

After ensuring operational needs are accounted for, illiquidity can be used to capture higher returns. Theoretically, and as part of the analysis when making an investment, illiquid assets (e.g. seed stage investments or strategic cross-DAO partnerships with defined lock-up terms) should capture a return premium relative to liquid assets. This is... See more

Make decisions — weighing upsides and downsides of decisions, sharing point-of-views, and coming to a decision.