Do you enjoy friendly competition? Many of us do. Some say it brings out the best in us. Some thrive in an environment where other people push us to perform at higher and higher levels. I can appreciate friendly competition like this. But I rarely see it. And sometimes even…
Month: April 2022
Homeostasis
Do you seek balance in your life, or do you go all-in on things you like? I used to think everyone wanted balance, and had a moderate approach to all things in order to maintain that balance across their varied interests. Given that there are only so many hours in…
All Models (Algorithms) Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful
How to protect your attention in a world trying to take it away. If you’re anything like me, you’re simultaneously sick of and enamored by ‘the Algorithms’. Especially if you have watched The Social Dilemma or read ‘Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists are Taking Over the Internet — and…
It isn’t Capitalism, Religion, or Politics. There’s Just Too Many People.
It’s a numbers game I can almost always explain an observation, conflict, dilemma, or issue, with the ‘too many people’ explanation. I have as many degrees in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology as one can get. I’m not bragging, just explaining my credentials for making the observation that the problems we…