As long time readers of this blog know, I am fond of the map to the right and have used it on previous occasions to emphasize the idea that in order to unlearn we must often view the world from a different perspective. I was pleased to see that Derek Sivers incorporated it into the end [...]
Grow a “Knew” Perspective
February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
"Fifteen hundred years ago, everyone knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everyone knew the world was flat and fifteen minute ago, you knew that people were alone on this planet. Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.” – Agent K, Men in Black Question: In a poll in [...]
Brother, Can You Spare a Paradigm?
February 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
In his book, The Singularity is Near, Ray Kurzweil states that “the rate of paradigm shifts is accelerating” and, at the current rate, “doubling about every decade.” This is an extraordinary development. To help put some perspective on the matter, consider the opening paragraph from L. Gordon Crovitz’s article (From the Roman Codex to the [...]
See What Isn’t There
January 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
"You don’t understand something until you understand it more than one way.” – Marvin Minsky Question: Does a rusted nail weight more or less than the original, non-rusted nail? It weights more. This finding, discovered by Antoine and Marie Lavoisier in the late 18th century, was a rather startling because it [...]
