[The Prometheus Shot – E006 :: Miyazaki’s Worldly Wisdom: My Story Garden ]
This post is part of the Prometheus Shot series.
[The Prometheus Shot – E006 :: Miyazaki’s Worldly Wisdom: My Story Garden ]
This post is part of the Prometheus Shot series.
[The Prometheus Shot – E003 :: Apple Crushed : Advertising, Brands, and Greatness ]
This post is part of the Prometheus Shot series.
Or… Is your current work Great? (Check the questionnaire)
Are you doing what you should be doing? Does it make sense that all of us should be working on Great things? How can we find out?
The Atlas of Worldly Wisdom is – in a sense – a guide that aims to help the learner find and pursue their own “Great Work”.
In management, as should be the case in life, we frequently think about the most that can be achieved given the limited resources available to us (Optimization).
So the question is : What is our great work? How can we find it?
Should you call someone an “Idiot” on social media? Should you explain things to trolls? Why aren’t people nice to strangers (especially when we can’t see their face)?
Extreme Imagination and Creativity (as in Sci-Fi and Fantasy) can be practical. They are useful as inspiration, for education, and even as inputs into scientific and engineering processes.
Here are a few thoughts on that.
How much do your genetics and your (cultural/social) background control your destiny?
The answer is ‘A lot!’… but things aren’t hopeless..
How much can we ‘compress’ wisdom? Are there general lessons that we can infer from history? from the intersections between different thinkers from around the world? Is there such a thing as ‘the greatest ideas of all time?
This post compiles ideas from 4 key books to reflect on history, philosophy, Wisdom and the applicability to our work and every day life.
There is a lot of effort trying to understand and wisdom… What if – in the spirit of ‘via negativa’ – we tried to understand intelligence and wisdom, by reflecting on stupidity??
Book, Blog, or Podcast – Which should a wise person chose?
Before SBF decided to magically evaporate the money of FTX depositors, he was on a quest to impress investors. This quest included his wisdom on books… and why we don’t need them. This, however, is not unique. Many are jumping into this argument..
The differences between reading books, blog posts, or listening to podcasts should be clear to interested in using these media to gain knowledge and develop their skills.
Ayn Rand and Approximate Thinking?
Many people complain about the simplistic (and sometimes infantile) nature of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”… Still, the book is only less successful (in terms of distribution) than the bible. What explains this? I argue that it is the conflation of identities and political ideologies with ideas and thought.
Ultimately, laziness and approximate thinking are what made John Galt great! This is really the secret behind Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”.