I'm an avid reader, but have grown up reading almost exclusively non-fiction. Not because I don't enjoy them, or think any less of fiction than I do non-fiction; it's mostly because I can never remember the names of all the characters! (Especially in novels...) In non-fiction, the cast of characters tend to be ideas. And... Continue Reading →
Why do I run?
When Polly wants a cracker, Polly eats a cracker. But the million-dollar question is not whether parrots and humans can act out their inner desires - the question is whether they can choose their desires in the first place. Why does Polly want a cracker rather than a cucumber? Why do I decide to kill my... Continue Reading →
Bipolar
My child. Makes me mad as hell. Then looks at me, says, "sorry" with a look in his eyes that tells me he really means it. Hell no longer, I wonder what it was that I was so angry about.
Two Quotes from Søren Kierkegaard
I came across two quotes from Kierkegaard recently, from two very different sources. It was quite a coincidence, and I thought that it must have been a sign. Here's the first, which funnily enough came from a book on IT leadership, called A Seat at the Table, by Mark Schwartz: If I were to wish for... Continue Reading →
The passionate introvert
This TED talk really surprised me. The content was great, but it was Brian Little's delivery that really made me go "wow!" So many times during the talk it felt I wasn't listening to him talk on the subject of "personality" but rather his grandchildren. His passion was evident, and his joy contagious. I couldn't... Continue Reading →
Deciphering Fake
This was supposed to be a post on radical transparency. But an article bashing radical transparency just left me feeling so outraged with its lies and misleading statements that I just spent the last four hours of my life writing this warning to all of us media-consumers out there: Don't trust all you see, even if it... Continue Reading →
Donn, fragments 