Thought poking
Words and ideas that poke your brain and make ya go huh
Thought poking
But you shouldn’t live like someone waiting for the screenwriter of your life to arrange a convenient resolution.
Cate Hall • Are you stuck in movie logic?
Designing a dream city is easy; rebuilding a living one takes imagination.
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Why do planners fix on the block and ignore the street?
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Perhaps in other words, why focus only on the larger picture and ignore the details, the whole system?
Lighthearted—and funny—1954 perspective on poor quality American food
The Germans say, “Mann ist was er isst — Man is what he eats.”
Philip Wylie • Science Has Spoiled My Supper
I wonder if this blandness of our diet doesn’t explain why so many of us are overweight and even dangerously so. When things had flavor, we knew what we were eating all the while — and it satisfied us. A teaspoonful of my mother-in-law’s wild strawberry jam will not just provide a gastronome’s ecstasy: it will entirely satisfy your jam desire. But,... See more
Philip Wylie • Science Has Spoiled My Supper
Interesting concept
It’s easy to solve a problem almost everyone sees, but it’s hard to solve a problem that almost none sees
-Tony Fadell
A problem’s visibility is different than the number of people who experience it—peeling a sticker off fruit is something many people experience but very few notice
from Tony Fadell TED Talk
The day I decided that my life was magical, there was suddenly magic all around me.
-Maribeth Quin
It—whatever it is—is all about perspective!
from Brain Food #633