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An alternative approach and methodology, “complementary ways of thinking, doing, and making emphasise the practice of care and imagination and challenge us to work with, not against, vulnerability, humility and interdependence.” As multi species anthropologist Anne Galloway writes: “what if we deny that human beings are exceptional? What if we stop speaking and listening only to ourselves?”
I'm not talking about anything as narrow as ambition. After all, ambition eventually wears out and probably should. But you can keep your zest until t
Instead of a holistic and intersectional approach, entrenched in the ability to tap into collective support structures as a form of personal resilienc
People around you, constantly under the pull of their emotions, change their ideas by the day or by the hour, depending on their mood. You must never
Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can oft
How can we know whether a conceptual metaphor is doing what we want of it? What features do good alternative conceptual metaphors have in common? How
At this moment in the 21st century, we see a new form of extractivism that is well underway: one that reaches into the furthest corners of the biosphe
The “language” that is created from these ways of consuming impacts our actual ways of communicating as well. Eventually after enough time is spent po
It wasn’t that I didn’t have anything to say, I was just writing to the wrong people about the wrong things.
“As I’ve tried to understand how to become a better conversationalist, I’ve found that I’ve had to overcome weird ideas about what a good conversation
When used properly, metaphors enhance speech. But correctly dosing the metaphorical spice in the dish of language is no easy task. They ‘must not be f
Quirks and discoveries about our brains, how we perceive intelligence, and why we can't seem to ever fully understand it.
Bad UX research does not stink. Anyone without training can create poor research and the output looks just as convincing to the untrained eye. This is
“As I’ve tried to understand how to become a better conversationalist, I’ve found that I’ve had to overcome weird ideas about what a good conversation
The truth is that one day you hate yourself, and the next day you can’t wait to use your gifts. — Adam J. Kurtz
Why couldn’t teachers be geniuses, though, geniuses forged via passion manifested through practice?
There is a lot of evidence suggesting that students learn best and more quickly through asset-based approaches. Meyer’s expertise is in math, but the
An asset-based approach to teaching asks, “What ideas do these students have?” rather than “What ideas do these students lack?”
Critical thinking and reflective skills are becoming even more important. As the line between reality and artificiality blurs, and given AI tools some
advice from writers, and more on writing
So much value and love for the process of writing and what it does for the coherence between heart, brain, imagination, lived reality, unseen, and see
You can’t write a viral essay that says “it’s complicated and I’m not sure.” But this is the only path to truly novel insight.
Writing is a task that takes both objective and subjective intelligence. LLMs ace the objective parts the same way they ace every test; you can’t faul
Advice for passionate instructors to give students that builds compassion, critical thinking, and character, regardless of discipline.
Why couldn’t teachers be geniuses, though, geniuses forged via passion manifested through practice?
There is a lot of evidence suggesting that students learn best and more quickly through asset-based approaches. Meyer’s expertise is in math, but the
An asset-based approach to teaching asks, “What ideas do these students have?” rather than “What ideas do these students lack?”
The Cozy web is Venkatesh Rao's term for the private, gatekeeper-bounded spaces of the internet we have all retreated to over the last few years.
Instead of discussing whether the internet is good or bad, I suggest we start by asking: do you want to show me your internet?
That's the thing with the internet. It is not a singular place: the internet is made up by many internets. Some are connected, and some are not. This
»When I share websites I’ve made, people often respond with comments like “I wish the web were like this.” These reactions confuse me: I just made thi
I don't know if I'm ever going to get rich doing this but I am going to keep making things that I want to exist, in a way that seems fun and to a leve
What we see as an agency in our work with creatorsWe work with a lot of creators around the world for different brands, markets and niches and the one
So who survives?First, creators who publish citable work. Newsletter writers who go deep on one thing. Analysts who publish original data. Technical w
if you're waiting for an institution or a title to legitimize your thoughts, you're living in a world that doesn't exist anymore.nominate yourself, bu
For little sentences that appear in unassuming places about what it means to live life as a human creature... All the weirdness, emotions, beauty, confusion, contrasting amalgams and everything in between.
You must mourn the loss of your younger self, the person who has gotten you this far but who is no longer equipped to carry you onward.
I often think of the Noah Smith quote: “Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now, the real world is an escape from the i
Kind Words is arguably the best game for any person feeling lonely, as it can be enjoyed even by non-gamers. The objective is to write and receive let
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
it is very Good™️ to have many many small moments of connection - a hello, a goodbye, a ‘have a good day’, a bit of chitchat - with each person we enc
i live my life this way. almost every day is full of multiple tiny interactions with no aim beyond a hello, a how are you, a smile and then i continue
good stuff from around the internet on raising good kids, building a family, etc.
What’s more, another study establishes that knowing that their parents value kindness above achievement protects kids’ well-being.
Children who feel valued in this way, and who believe that what they do adds value, generally come to understand that they matter. And a sense of matt
For what it’s worth, in raising our own kids we created an effective, balanced, common-sense approach based not on rules but on three principles. Trea
Three Reasons to Be a Parent
