What does it mean to adult? To be an adult? There is no clean simple answer to so big of a question. Here is a part of an answer. Time’s wasting, let’s begin. This post is part 1 in a 3-part series. Part 2 is here, and part 3 is here. The Basics: What’s Your … Continue reading Adulting Level 1: Paddle Your Own Canoe
What does it mean to adult? To be an adult? There is no clean simple answer to so big of a question. Here is a part of an answer. Time’s wasting, let’s begin. To be a level 3 adult, you have to first clear level 1, and know how to provide for yourself. You also have … Continue reading Adulting Level 3: Fix Your Shit
I have worked for and with many organizations, or “orgs” in my life. And there is an organizing principle to the bigger ones. The principle is a hierarchy of values really, and it goes like this. All orgs need: A vision, to act as a strong positive motivator, and a banner to march under. A … Continue reading Vision, Strategy, and Tactics
Where I work, people talk about large groupings of other people as departments, or organizations, or just “orgs”. I’m a member of some volunteer organizations. And even just groups of friends that get together. All of these things are groupings of people. Sometimes it’s granting them a bit too much to call them “organizations”, because … Continue reading Orgs
How should we understand myth? Myth may mean a falsehood, or an idea that is out of date. But that certainly isn’t useful. There is another sense of the word “myth” though. Suppose you don’t understand the technicalities of electricity and someone wants to explain them to you. To explain the flow of currents, he … Continue reading Useful Myths
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