Rest, Work, and the Good Life

Embodied cognition in music: Recording Junior Kimbrough

Today I was listening to Mississippi blues guitarist Junior Kimbrough, one of the great hill country blues musicians.

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

Embodied cognition, blackboards, and mathematical insight

How we think with things, example one zillion

Aug 23 • 

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AI is an Actor

The metaphors we use for technologies shapes how we approach them. Choose carefully.

Aug 20 • 

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May 2025

Why creatives carry notebooks all the time

Notebooks, late-night thoughts, and Hideki Yukawa's prediction of the meson

May 27 • 

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April 2025

Capitalism, one last job movies, and the cruel optimism of work

I saw two movies over the weekend: Sinners, about which I’ll have more to say later, and Havoc, the latest Tom Hardy movie.

Apr 28 • 

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"Time really has become a shared asset"

We need to manage it collectively

Apr 15 • 

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March 2025

Technology and Creative Collaboration

What Jimi Hendrix and Proctor & Gamble can teach us about innovation, new ideas, and creative partnerships

Mar 26 • 

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Timeboxing and mental time travel

How good plans can multiply selves

Mar 4 • 

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January 2025

The Grand Theft Auto theory of careers

Drive it like you stole it

Jan 22 • 

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December 2024

How the 4-day week could increase investment in families and communities

also, one great song

Dec 20, 2024 • 

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My hope for productivity in 2025

tl:dr we're thinking about it all wrong.

Dec 18, 2024 • 

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"Free time" doesn't exist

...at least in the wild. In today's world it needs cultivation and care.

Dec 8, 2024 • 

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