Category: Society
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Unfinished Projects
Each year, I work on several projects that I don’t “finish”. I see this as a good thing. Not every project needs to be completed. There is value in having unfinished projects. In fact, we can learn a lot from the patterns we notice associated with unfinished projects. Here are a few examples. One thing…
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Project Work
My most important activities over the years have been connected to working on meaningful projects. This is not a coincidence. What’s the best way to contribute to the future of humanity? Work on meaningful projects. I’m not joking. Artists are encouraged to build a portfolio of meaningful projects. While this is not a requirement for…
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Meditations – Part 2
Somewhere along the way, I finished reading Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius. It took me a few months because I mostly read a page or two at night before falling asleep. Meditations ends with a whimper rather than a bang, which is why I did not feel compelled to say anything about it the day I…
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Missing Toastmasters
I joined Toastmasters soon after I started working at Terumo BCT. Our meetings were at noon, once a week, and it was a nice break from my usual work. I enjoyed getting practice giving talks. I enjoyed getting to know the other people who regularly attended. I enjoyed getting and giving feedback in a supportive…
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RiffTrax
Rifftrax is awesome! I don’t know how many movies we’ve watched on Mystery Science Theater 3000. I do know that Rifftrax is carrying on that fine tradition. Over the past few days, we’ve watched Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi again, with Rifftrax.…
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Work Patterns
I was a physics instructor for about five years. I was an aerospace engineer for about five years. I was a video game developer for about five years. I wrote software for various companies for another five years. I’ve been at Terumo BCT for about six years, which is the longest time I’ve ever worked…
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Our Genetic Heritage
Since we talked about it with Kris today, I thought it was also worth including here. Some men have a larger impact than others on the genetic material of the human race. A single woman can only have so many kids (say 20). A single man can have MANY more kids (say over five thousand).…
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Things Change
We often find something we like. And we want to hold on to it. We want it to last forever. But things change. The question is, “How do we navigate these changes?” How do we focus on our growth, knowing we’re leaving some part of ourselves behind? There’s no one answer. There are a million…
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Choosing Your Challenges
Everyone has challenges. Some people have the challenge of being hungry and not knowing if they can eat on any given day. A wealthy CEO may have the challenge of not knowing if she can bring in enough contracts this month to keep the company afloat. A factory worker may have the challenge of being…
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Fork Sizes
Human perception is an interesting thing. When I put clean forks in the kitchen drawer, I like to sort them so that forks of the same size go together. And yes, I realize not everyone obsesses about categorizing stuff to the degree that I do. We have the following types of forks that we use…