In the last post I flagged a practical example of reducing inter-group communication to inter-personal relationships, and here it is. A few weeks ago I was down a Reddit rabbit hole and came across this AMA from Daryl Davis. In it he discusses his documentary ‘Accidental Courtesy’ that documents his…
I’ve been meaning to write about this since March, when the original Coopers ‘Keeping it Light’ ad aired, but haven’t got around to it until now. However, I think that the take home points from that ad are just as relevant now—and perhaps even more relevant with the postal survey…
Came across this post today on applying Complex Thinking to current events. These six tenets that Michèle espouses are a great framework for engaging with the bevy of complex debates in our modern society. Patience, Effort, Courage, Retrospection, Tension and Thoughtfulness are all required across our debates in the public…
This is the second of four (possibly more) posts in which I consider how our shift to social media as the forum of the polis affects our arguments. As we get deeper and deeper into this social media age, the question I often return to is whether or not social…
During this current ‘not-plebicite’ season I have been asked several times on various social media platforms as to what my position on various aspects of the debate are. But, apart from one more sleep deprived enquiry about jurisprudence, I have decided that I won’t be posting on the topic. More…
A few days ago I posted on Facebook an excerpt from a book highlighting that peak productivity usually occurs in periods of task isolation–where one may focus on a single task for longer stretches at a time. This excerpt concludes that To produce at your peak level you need to…
