Try 50
In the light of Jonny Giger, why not take that discouragingly difficult thing you’re trying to learn* and commit to attempting it fifty times in… Read More »Try 50
Not easy but possible: Jonny Giger, repetition and persistence
It’s time to revisit the mother of skill – this time in the world of skateboarding. Jonny Giger is – according to some – the… Read More »Not easy but possible: Jonny Giger, repetition and persistence
While the tea is hot
Here’s a workflow for the next time you can’t face a mundane / boring / difficult task: Prepare your workspace / turn on your computer… Read More »While the tea is hot
Aristotle on virtue as a mean (4) – leaning out (or “Whose fool are you?”)
On pushing out the boat [Start here] This is quite dense, but interesting. After summarising his argument so far, Aristotle suggests that the best way… Read More »Aristotle on virtue as a mean (4) – leaning out (or “Whose fool are you?”)
Aristotle on virtue as a mean (3) – the hard part
Many ways to fail [Start here] … Again, it is possible to fail in many ways (for evil belongs to the class of the unlimited,… Read More »Aristotle on virtue as a mean (3) – the hard part
Aristotle on virtue as a mean (2) – notable exceptions
[Start here] … But not every action nor every passion admits of a mean; for some have names that already imply badness, e.g. spite, shamelessness,… Read More »Aristotle on virtue as a mean (2) – notable exceptions
Aristotle on virtue as a mean (1)
… let us consider this, that it is the nature of such things to be destroyed by defect and excess, as we see in the… Read More »Aristotle on virtue as a mean (1)
The Search vs Right Here
The Search says, “There must be better.” Faster Higher Stronger Sweeter More Right Here says, “This, right here, is enough.” We need both.
Clean-up vs Prep
… are more or less the same thing, but they feel different. Clean-up is orientated towards the past, while preparation looks to the future. Clean-up… Read More »Clean-up vs Prep
Kevin Kelly on the future of robots
The energy barrier The main hurdle [to building an autonomous, mobile robot] is actually not its intelligence but its energy, its power. The human body… Read More »Kevin Kelly on the future of robots