Emily Sweeney wrote an article for The Boston Globe titled The secret life of Boston’s street corner fire alarm boxes (16 April 2026).
Continue reading “Boston’s fire alarm telegraph system has been in operation since April 28, 1852.”Cybernetics
Britannica defines cybernetics as « control theory as it is applied to complex systems. »
« The term cybernetics comes from the ancient Greek word kybernetikos (“good at steering”), referring to the art of the helmsman. »
Continue reading “Cybernetics”Tren Griffin’s Lessons about Writing and Getting a Book Published
Tren Griffin wrote a blog post titled A Half Dozen Lessons About Writing and Getting a Book Published (22 September 2017).
Continue reading “Tren Griffin’s Lessons about Writing and Getting a Book Published”Il Dolce Far Niente (The Sweetness of Doing Nothing)
Retired psychiatrist Hugh Winig wrote an article titled Il Dolce Far Niente (The Sweetness of Doing Nothing) for OLLI at UC Berkeley (16 January 2024).
Continue reading “Il Dolce Far Niente (The Sweetness of Doing Nothing)”The Fundamental Complexity of Business
Doug Garnett wrote a guest article on the Strategy in Praxis Substack titled The Fundamental Complexity of Business.
Continue reading “The Fundamental Complexity of Business”What Mr. Rogers knew about leadership
David Burkus and Daniel Coyle discuss how the communication style of Mr. Rogers builds meaningful connections. See video below.
Continue reading “What Mr. Rogers knew about leadership”MLK Jr: The Purpose of Education
Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote an article titled The Purpose of Education for the Morehouse College student newspaper, the Maroon Tiger (January-February 1947).
Continue reading “MLK Jr: The Purpose of Education”Why Government Cannot Be Run Like a Business
Peter G. Klein wrote an article for Mises Wire titled Why Government Cannot Be Run Like a Business (4 Sept 2017).
Continue reading “Why Government Cannot Be Run Like a Business”Clumsy writing will usually have gotten the ideas wrong too
Paul Graham wrote an essay titled Good Writing (May 2025).
« I think writing that sounds good is more likely to be right… Fixing sentences that sound bad seems to help get the ideas right. »
Continue reading “Clumsy writing will usually have gotten the ideas wrong too”Cognitive Debt and Technical Debt
John V. Willshire wrote a blog post titled Cognitive Debt (5 May 2025).
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