Tomás Pol

SQUADS HAVE EXISTED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS as vital forms of social and economic organization.

Squads are the unforeseen effect of digital networks...

Squads are the end of the end of history

La "generación post-internet" no es una generación específica por edad, sino un concepto que describe un estado mental o una actitud hacia la tecnología, especialmente Internet, en el arte y la cultura.En lugar de ver Internet como una herramienta, la generación post-internet la ve como un fenómeno que permea la vida cotidiana, influyendo en la est... See more

“Metaphor unites reason and imagination,” says George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in their book, Metaphors We Live By (1980). “Metaphors are not merely things to be seen beyond. In fact, one can see beyond them only by using other metaphors. It is as though the ability to comprehend experience through metaphor were a sense, like seeing or touching or h... See more

Puddles evaporate slowly over time. It might be difficult, but I would love to see a website evaporate slowly, too.

Website as garden

Fred Rogers said you can grow ideas in the garden of your mind. Sometimes, once they’re little seedlings and can stand on their own, it helps to plant them outside, in a garden, next to the others.

Gardens have their own ways each season. In the winter, not much might happen, and that’s perfectly fine. You might spend the less acti... See more

“Why do 99% of people struggle to get past the first mile in their creative projects? How could I join the 1% that actually make things?”

After a decade of introspection, creative attempts and reading, I found an answer that worked for me. Overcoming the barrier to freeform creation has felt like one of the best things that’s happened in my life.

If... See more