Colin Wright's Blog, page 26
August 25, 2016
Look Away
On this week’s episode of Let’s Know Things, we touch on the idea of shunning, then deep-dive into empiricism versus faith, trust and journalism, and how politicians are like magicians. We also discuss why diluting the influence of journalism and journalists is a wonderful short-term tactic, but potentially very harmful in the long-term. I wanted […]
August 18, 2016
Non-Human Intelligence
On the most recent episode of my podcast, Let's Know Things, we discuss intelligence, and in particular the types of intelligence we find outside of our own species.
Vacant and Beige
It's easy to imagine potential in empty spaces. Less easy to imagine are the possibilities for spaces that are filled, badly.
August 11, 2016
Minimum Viable Home
Take the time to live with the fundamentals before filling your space with things you think you're supposed to have.
August 4, 2016
Circular Food
I don't have the reflexes for this.
July 22, 2016
Kansas
I'm moving to Kansas. Let me tell you why.
July 7, 2016
Expectations
Sometimes it's better to fix our expectations, rather than whatever it is that's failing to live up to them.
July 6, 2016
Shoulds & Ares
The conflict between short-term thinking and long-term thinking can be heated and adversarial.
June 30, 2016
Knowing False Things
The half-life of mistruths is long, but there are ways to protect oneself from them in the first place.
June 13, 2016
Unhoned Opinions
Many of our opinions are inherited, not developed. The more we hone them, the more they align with who we actually are.
