• What I learned last week (#63)

    What I learned last week (#63)

    Learned last week: Art projects are like little fires, paywalls are more than the new normal, a poem on gender and science, and more.

  • The side of the mountain

    The side of the mountain

    It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow.

  • Four little fires

    Four little fires

    I like to think of art projects like little fires. First you gather your wood (the materials), you built it (get everything set-up) and then you light it. When inspiration strikes, you get burning.

  • What I learned last week (#62)

    What I learned last week (#62)

    Learned last week: The whisky walk, the power of the mind, we don’t teach concentration as exercise (but we should), how to be perfect, and more.

  • Notes from Islay and Jura

    Notes from Islay and Jura

    Took a trip over to Islay and Jura with my Dad last week for a few days, which was a fittings cap for his trip here during the month of February. Here are some notes and pics. Islay and Jura are isles (islands) off the west coast of Scotland known for the number of distilleries…

  • What I learned last week (#61)

    What I learned last week (#61)

    Learned last week: get started by pretending, mental models in space, university subscriptions, and more.

  • Get a helmet

    Get a helmet

    I got Sam this race car helmet from the gift shop at the Glasgow Museum of Transport recently (an awesome place to go by the way). Museum gift shops are a guilty pleasure, I always find something I want that’s usually overpriced, and the kids always seem to as well. However, this helmet was only…

  • What I learned last week (#60)

    What I learned last week (#60)

    Learned last week: St Andrews is cold, the power of great feedback, concierge car buying, and more.