Colin Wright's Blog, page 25

Awareness

I have a policy about being aware. This doesn’t mean being expert, or even having an above-average education about any particular thing. But I find it takes incredibly little effort to achieve a base-level understanding of something, and that such understandings, in aggregate, can vastly expand the scope of one’s worldview. This is a contrast […]

Hands-Free

On this week’s episode of Let’s Know Things we talk about the burgeoning hands-free audio movement, the technologies that are depending on and amplifying this progression, and why it’s being promoted as a next-generation UI. We also touch on podcasting technology, Nintendo Rumble Paks, and digital privacy. The shownotes for this episode can be found […]

The Price of Things

How much would you pay to never have to wake up to an alarm? Think about it for a second, then actually try to put a number on it. How much would it be worth to you? How much money, which you could spend on absolutely anything else in the world, would you be willing […]

Colossal & Connected

On this week’s episode of Let’s Know Things, we talk about great big events, the interconnectedness of everything, and why it’s so difficult for us to perceive outsized happenings — or in some cases even believe they exist. We also take a look at cyanobacteria, riff on Mount Tambora, and learn the amazing name of […]

Sipping from the Fire Hose

I’m convinced that half of my fairly rugged immune system is the result of traveling to many different climates and biomes, and the other half is the consequence of drinking from the hose in our backyard when I was a kid. How many aphids did I swallow? How many tardigrades did I quaff? How many […]

Population

It’s boggling how much information we have access to today, and yet how misinformed we can be about so many things. Part of the issue is that we very often talk past each other when supposedly discussing or debating. But another part is that we frequently aren’t even talking about the same issues, even when […]

Lifestyle for One

My apartment smells of sautéed onions and fresh-minced garlic. I love the smell. Not everyone would, but I do. I also tend to fill my space with the fragrance of curries and peppers, or on the other end of the olfactory flavor wheel, hot oats and cinnamon. I cook these things liberally, gleefully glazing my […]

Intentional Milestones

Something that I took for granted while on the road was the number of milestones that were built into my life. I’d arrive in a new country, I’d try some new food, I’d meet a new group of people, I’d start a new project — all things that are native to a full-time traveler’s lifestyle. […]

Turning Sideways

It's possible to seem impressive from one angle, but to be incredibly flat from every other possible viewpoint.

Pace & Goals

Of all the things that a change in one's lifestyle can bring, a new pace is one of the more difficult to accept.