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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The direction language models indeed prompt you to follow (pun intended) often leads you somewhere boring — to the land of averages
Alberto Romero • You Are Killing Your Greatest Ideas
Contrasted with all the oppressive, maybe harmful, apps that you may have on your phone, the Notes app serves as a playful reminder that we’re all just works in progress.
The iPhone’s Notes App Is the Purest Reflection of Our Messy Existence
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 the day you die. If I may offer you a simple maxim, "Be interesting," Everyone wants to be interesting -- but the vitalizing thing is to be interested. Keep a sense of curiosity. Discover new things.... See more
pbs.org • John Gardner : Education and Excellence
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.
Yet death still forces its way into our personal space. Its sudden and unwelcome appearance makes it only more spectral. As our urban lives increasingly involve interactions with strangers, with people or beings whose comings and goings are complete mysteries, more and more ghosts haunt our cities. As urban neighbourhoods are razed and rebuilt... See more
Andrew Kipnis • Rapid urbanisation is stoking paranormal anxieties in China | Aeon Essays
Benjamen Zander - Leadership on Display
youtube.comRaising Thoughtful & Curious Kids and Provocative Teaching Advice
Inspiring ability to make learning something difficult more rewarding. This man is a genius at making youth and learners feel great about failing.
Raising Thoughtful & Curious Kids and Parenting and family stuff
The questions from the article:
“What did you learn today?” vs. “What did you disagree with today?”
“What did you accomplish this week?” vs. “What did you fail at this week?”
“Here’s how you do that.” vs. “How would you solve this problem?”
“Here’s your new kindergarten” vs. “What kindergarten do you want to attend?”
“That’s just the way it is.” vs. “Great question. Why don’t you figure out the answer?”
“You can’t do that.” vs. “What would it take to do that?”
“Did you make a new friend today?” vs. “How did you help someone today?”
I used to value myself based on how fast I was learning and the breadth of the ground I was covering. This was a way to escape my own perfectionism — which caught up to me as soon as I started focusing on only one thing. I’m learning it’s a skill to sit with your mistakes, ask for help, and move slower and more deliberately.
Molly Mielke • deliberate
