I’ve written about the critical distinction between “reasoning from first principles” and “reasoning by analogy”—or what I called being a “chef” vs. being a “cook.” The idea is that reasoning from first principles is reasoning like a scientist. You take core facts and observations and use them to puzzle together a conclusion, kind of like a chef playing around with raw ingredients to try to make them into something good....
“The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” — Alvin Toffler via Sivers
“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice; in practice there is.” — Yogi Berra
Busy day today, so slightly cheating and pointing you to to this.
I’m in a funk. And struggling mightily to get out.
Rebuiding stuff and writing for friends took up all of the last three days. So sorry, nothing here. But Daily Writing definitely got done. Speaking of which, I’m experimenting with Static Site Generators. Janusworx is now a Nikola powered blog, because I wanted something simple.
The machine’s crashed. So nothing today!
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide whether it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they’re deciding, make even more art.” — Andy Warhol Picture Credit - Ian Burt
But of a funny kind. As I watch Poirot, I seem to have a strange longing for that period. The 20s to the 50s. I love the art of the age, the music, the food … Everything seemed so … simpler, yet more elegant then.
I’ve been raving to my friends about Akimbo and I’m surprised I haven’t written about it here. It’s one of the reasons, I’m glad I’m alive at a time like this. There’s no way without modern technology, I could learn from a master like Seth Godin for free! Akimbo is Seth’s latest project and it’s podcast on all things Seth. To me, it’s my real life MBA. They’re weekly, punchy, 20 minute episodes on a topic....