Thought poking
Words and ideas that poke your brain and make ya go huh
Thought poking
How can I not only survive but thrive? What does thriving mean to me?
… that is why I make—to see the life that grows around the dead stone I stack. For what is a building without its audience? What is a city without its people?
-Glirastes
from Pierce Brown’s Dark Age pg. 542
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as of you were to live forever.
-Mahatma Ghandi
Stick to the basics:
Be reliable.
Do your job.
Speak for yourself.
Outcome over ego.
Focus on the details.
See challenges as opportunities.
Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.
Be reliable.
Do your job.
Speak for yourself.
Outcome over ego.
Focus on the details.
See challenges as opportunities.
Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.
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We’re always talking about doing the thing…
…or thinking about doing the thing…
…but hardly ever doing the thing.
Do the thing.
Adapted from The Knowledge Project podcast, episode #220 regarding James Dyson
Nobody knows what they are doing. Nobody has life figured out.
Partially from “Many, Many Hats”
Our dependence upon a working electrical system
*Not all-encompassing
**Some systems are entirely within one another; all are very closely interrelated and interdependent
Water system
Pumps
Purifiers/desalinators
Tunnel lights
Smart faucets
Leak detectors
Sewage system
Pumps
Tunnel lights
Filtration devices
Purification devices
Solid waste system
Trash compactors
This should serve as a “huh, how can we build a more resilient system” vs a “OMG let’s freak out!” mindset :)
Darrow says of refugee Reds living in Tinos:
... See moreI stare down at the city, unable to find the words I need to say. I feel like a prisoner who spent his whole life digging through the wall, only to break through and find he’s only dug into another cell. Except there will always be another cell. And another. And another. These people are not living. They
from Pierce Brown’s Morning Star pg. 71
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