Ramon Haindl

5. Giving Ideas Away to Make Room for New Ones

One idea that resonated with attendees was something I learned from Marvin Minsky— that the purpose of having an idea is to give it away. Many of us hold onto ideas tightly, but there’s freedom in sharing and knowing that, as hybrids, we can always find another spark. Each idea we put out there has the... See more

Floundering is flopping around and making little progress. A Dutch word for getting mired and lost.

Foundering is what we call it when the ship goes down. It’s an ancient French word based on bottom.

Too often, in our desperate attempt to not founder, we flounder.

Better, I think, to go down with energy and direction than to simply meander. It turns... See more

Feeling part of a community helps us to feel seen and gives us confidence and identity, and reaching other steps on the hierarchy of needs becomes much easier with a social support system. A strong social network may help in times of crisis, support with job search or with moving houses. It may also be instrumental in inspiring us to reach our full... See more

I’ve always believed as an ideology, as a religion, as an absolute truth, that we should, every single one of us, tell our own stories.