“The Tale of Despereaux” is a story about a mouse who never learned to be afraid. That’s a problem, you see, because mice are supposed to be fearful. Call it a social-cultural self-defense mechanism, perhaps the idea being that scared mice can better avoid danger, the point is, Despereaux was anything but. Because of this, from the moment of his birth, Despereaux’s natural...
Discover the secret to dealing with uncertainty, fear, and chaos by understanding the difference between affordances and an obstacles.
Well, there’s no escaping it; Coronavirus is here and people are scared. And because of the decrees, both de facto and de jure, for “social distancing” (aka how I live my life), small business owners everywhere are getting pummeled. (especially brick and mortar small businesses) Unfortunately, a lot of these businesses are going to be wiped out. Before anyone freaks out, this...
Whatever “social media” was intended to be, in the last few years it seems to have begun an inexorable decline into what it always had to become: A 24/7, always-on, personalized fear machine. All you have to do is look into the “black mirror” in your pocket, and you’ll see what I mean. How many scrolls, swipes, or taps does it take to find your first piece of bad...