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philosophical content pointing us towards living a meaningful life
freedom is less about options, and more about self-discipline. True freedom means cultivating a self-governance that frees you from your inclination t
Pennies and deutsche marks disappear, languages cease to be spoken, and once-popular technologies are abandoned. Over time, many hieroglyphs, wax cyli
To anyone in love with the precious, fleeting things of this world, resistance to disappearance seems natural and proper.
good stuff from around the internet on raising good kids, building a family, etc.
What’s more, another study establishes that knowing that their parents value kindness above achievement protects kids’ well-being.
Children who feel valued in this way, and who believe that what they do adds value, generally come to understand that they matter. And a sense of matt
For what it’s worth, in raising our own kids we created an effective, balanced, common-sense approach based not on rules but on three principles. Trea
Three Reasons to Be a Parent
1/ The good news: the METAVERSE is exciting but NOT for the reasons most people are talking about. The bad news: odds are the 'Metaverse' will be us


Whether it is through a VR headset, the manipulation of projectors, or clever set design, immersion fulfills our desire for escapism, instantly transp
The five principles of prompting I developed work equally well as management techniques for humans: Give direction. Describe the desired style in de
People who are good at solving poorly defined problems don't get the same kind of kudos. They don’t get any special titles or clubs. There is no test
2) Clear Roles & Decision Rights Without clear swim lanes and decision rights, individuals on teams feel disempowered and projects tend to stall out.
quality has no discernable metric -miter
They told us productivity would set us free. So we organized and optimized and checked all the boxes. We became very good at being very busy. But in t
People who insist that every product decision should be metrics-driven would also have to logically admit that theirs will be the first job to get aut












