Things that make you go Hmmmm

I’ll define freedom to keep playing as a domain-specific ability to see reality in unsentimental ways, and act on reality in appropriate ways.

Building a movement requires reaching out beyond the people who agree with you.

I’m happy for just 1% of us, or three million Americans to watch the news all day and dedicate their time and energy to devising global solutions together, while the other 335 million of us stand ready to vote or march or do whatever will help them enact the policy they’re working towards. That distribution of labor frees up a lot of time and... See more

the real work is not to convert those who hate us but to change the world so that haters don’t hold disproportionate power and so that others are not sucked into the nightmare

Remember, a goal is an aim or desired outcome. That’s it. Goals can, and should, evolve when exposed to better information. A goal is not a static point in the future that must be achieved at all costs. A goal is a tool for identifying a problem. A problem requires a solution. The solution must be arrived at creatively through making guesses and... See more

Vague Trap Escape Route: Define the problem in simple words --out of your head

Write your thoughts down. Draw the problem. Use a whiteboard. Create a spreadsheet. Talk out loud to a smart person. Go for a walk or run with a specific question.

The act of transforming out of your head to another medium acts like a filtration system, removing the vague... See more

How do I even write in a way that is appropriate to the moment, when the moment keeps changing? Trump wins (help people breathe), Carter dies (highlight an era where climate change was an accepted fact and a president told us to turn down the heat and wear a sweater), Musk takes power (techno-feudalism, getting off social media, reversion to the... See more