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Radical Curiosity questions commonly held beliefs to imagine flourishing futures. To be radically curious is to challenge the narratives inherited from the past and author new stories that reflect who we are and what we value today. It is to recognize when our collective wisdom, like any outdated technology, needs an operating system upgrade.
Seth Goldenberg • Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures
This is arguably the most foundational principle of productivity. Make fast decisions with limited certainty.
Daniel Kazandjian • Minimum Viable Productivity
There are people who use these, apparently. And it just feels so... depressing. There are people I once respected who, apparently, don’t actually enjoy doing the thing . They would like to describe what they want and receive Whatever — some beige sludge that vaguely resembles it. That isn’t programming, though. That’s management, a fairly different... See more
Evan You • The rise ofWhatever
It's the same with most successful people. They're never more engaged than when you disagree with them. Whereas the obstinate don't want to hear you. When you point out problems, their eyes glaze over, and their replies sound like ideologues talking about matters of doctrine.
Paul Graham • The Right Kind of Stubborn
Bill Thurston writes:
Mathematics is a process of staring hard enough with enough perseverance at the fog of muddle and confusion to eventually break through to improved clarity.
Andy, Matuschak • Cultivating Depth and Stillness in Research
There have been a number of studies that survey overdose deaths across the country, but in particular, a study from NYU which compared Oregon's rates of overdose fatalities to data from states that didn't have decriminalization initiatives. What they found is that there was not any statistically meaningful difference between deaths in Oregon and... See more
Drug recriminalization in Oregon: 5 Questions for attorney Jon Dennis
ours is an era of decline that has turned from the outward to the inward obsession with identity and “authenticity,” both personal and tribal, fueled by digital connectivity. Paradoxically, social media in this sense is anti-social, leading to the disintegration of community through a kind of connected isolation.