Charlie Gedeon
@charliegedeon
Reflecting on how learning and creativity are shaped by technology and our interactions with it. Co-founder of Pragmatics Studio, a small digital design studio in Montreal.
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Brings to mind how lots of generative AI will usher in a whole new level of convenience for even more tasks. Powerful quote:
Today’s cult of convenience fails to acknowledge that difficulty is a constitutive feature of human experience. Convenience is all destination and no journey. But climbing a mountain is different from taking the tram to the top, even if you end up at the same place. We are becoming people who care mainly or only about outcomes. We are at risk of making most of our life experiences a series of trolley rides.
Being a cozy futurist is being aware that even when indubitably science & technology are cool, we can't forget about the lives of the users of said technology; the goal is a nice future, not just a technically advanced future.
José Luis Ricón (Artir) • Cozy futurism
Template for helping onboard new team members. Helps discussing working conditions and culture.
Cantillon argued that the origin of entrepreneurship lies in the lack of perfect foresight individuals have about the future. Rather than consider this lack of foresight a defect of the market system, Cantillon accepted it as part of the human condition. Uncertainty is a pervasive fact of everyday life, and those who must deal with it continually... See more
reactionwheel.net • Embracing Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship Pedagogy | Reaction Wheel
A Conversation Between Matt Berninger and David Letterman
youtube.com"There's nothing wrong with water until you're under it." — Matt Berninger in conversation with David Letterman about depression.
The truth is that one day you hate yourself, and the next day you can’t wait to use your gifts.
— Adam J. Kurtz
The human brain is hardwired to infer intentions behind words. Every time you engage in conversation, your mind automatically constructs a mental model of your conversation partner. You then use the words they say to fill in the model with that person’s goals, feelings and beliefs.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought
Science (All of It) in Three Questions – Philip Ball | Science Writer
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Raising Thoughtful & Curious Kids
Famous science writer wrote this book while homeschooling his kids which has some beautiful lines in it that inspire learning science.
The feeling of the wind blowing is the feeling of molecules pushing against you.
From reading over 100 business books and running a startup for over a year, here's a 2-word summary of communication that might save you years of reading: Contrast, Potential.