Colin Wright's Blog, page 23

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This last year or so has been a period of change for me: a lot of new experiments, a lot of new perspectives, a lot of new ideas and false-starts and moments of valuable and intense deliberation. But it’s also been a time of more than a little confusion. And disconcertion. And discomfort. There’s a […]

Out of Time

There’s a trick I use when I’m undertaking a project or process that’s particularly onerous or tedious, but which I...

Conclusions

Something I’ve learned about myself over the years is that I’m not great at goodbyes. It’s not that I find...

Exiles

I think my favorite of all the business models I’ve come up with over the years was the one underpinning...

Awareness

Our instincts are informed by our knowledge and experiences. This means that they’re flawed, but it also means they’re trainable.

Mediums

Our creative work is shaped by the mediums through which we transmit it. I’m using the word ‘creative’ in the...

Internal Consistency

When I was looking for an apartment here in Wichita, it was important to me that I find a home...

What Wrong Means

If I was smart, I would have more advertisers on my podcast. I’ve been using the same two for a...

Valuable Frictions

I’ve been living in Kansas for a little over seven months, and I’ll be here for another four before leaving...

Political Omnivores

I host a podcast called Let’s Know Things wherein I add context to what’s happening in the news. I love...