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In Which We Talk About System Failures (Complete with Examples) 9 Aug 2013 | 11:39 pm
There’s something my partner likes to say whenever people get pedantic about how things ought to be working. He’s quite a history buff, so he’s drawing on a lot of modern history when he nods sardonic...
Desiderata: The Fine Art of Self-Preservation 30 Jul 2013 | 07:07 pm
As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. First of all, I’d like to say that I really love that he uses the grammatically correct term “persons” here. That’s something ...
Desiderata: How to Enjoy Serenity and Focus 29 Jul 2013 | 09:45 am
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. I once wrote about “the scalable factor of time” being the sense of spaciousness, of there being ample time for...
That Which is Necessary or Desired 26 Jul 2013 | 10:15 pm
Recently I’ve been struggling with what to write on here. There are few limitations to the metière, but I was torn; was what I had to say important enough to share? The longer it took to make my po...
Pay the Danegeld, Never Be Rid of the Danes 8 Jul 2013 | 11:51 pm
I barely read any productivity blogs any more, but once in a while, in the context of something else, this unwelcome sentiment will pop up: “There are more than 8 productive hours in the day! Why are...
We Are Always Falling 1 Jul 2013 | 09:36 am
I’m reading a book called The Poetry of Yoga, which is about the practice of yoga as reinvention or self-knowledge or philosophy—you know, the weird liminal, subjective things I like. Yoga, like garde...
Gardening as a Metaphor for Life 27 Jun 2013 | 05:57 am
For those who were not aware, the only hobby I could strictly be said to have is gardening. And, I’ve been known to wax rhapsodic about it. In my view, gardening is a metaphor for life. It’s less a h...
Advice for People ‘Living the Dream’ 5 Jun 2013 | 06:09 pm
My irregular advice column returns with this question: Abby Markov writes: I was poking around Audible looking for a book to use my monthly credit on, and was checking my usual categories: Business,...
Work vs Play vs Rest 20 May 2013 | 03:28 pm
As someone who is lucky enough to work for herself, and who likes her work very much, I find it very difficult to take downtime. I LIKE working, damn it! Why should I be tethered to some arbitrary c...
The Art of Consolidation: Keeping What You’ve Captured 13 May 2013 | 11:04 pm
Let’s say you were mounting a military campaign. You are well-equipped, you know the territory, and your troops are well-led. You are victorious in many battles and you gain a lot of territory. Hurrah...
