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NOT NORMAL
A random collection of back-of-the-envelope calculations, short stories, half-baked theories, bad poems, and more.
Many of these relate to the idea of normalcy, what it entails, and what it does not.
We are fortunate to live in a time where right and wrong, traditions, and norms are being renegotiated.
Yet, only through exploring what is normal can we experience the depths of the clash.
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What if the Universe's Laws Changed With Time? Ask a Social Scientist
Physical laws are stable since the Big Bang. Social laws change often. The discrepancy is crazy to me and the reason why I've stayed in mgmt
Jose ("ho-SE") the 4th most common name. Yet, hard to pronounce
My name is Jose; as a name it is ubiquitous. Yet, for some, it is hard to pronounce. This hurts communication and so I tend to joke about it
Ahistoric: Events outside of our written record, but not less relevant
History is written by the victors. Events experienced but not recorded become absent from history. Here I discuss this deep historic bias.
Google as a Pay per View Service
We pay to watch Netflix. Advertisers pay to let us use Google's products. What if we outbid them and pay for Google ourselves?
Useful Things are not Always Important
One should do important work but what if it is not useful? Here I discuss a simple 2x2 that helps me navigate life.
Time Equals Money Explains Why Bezos Is The Richest Person Alive
We tend to see time equals money as an individual-level call for efficiency. But when applied to organizations, it explains much more.
Whim Delivery: A Thriving Industry Along the Great Resignation
Lately a new niche developed. We can get things delivered in 15 minutes of less. But is that progress prosperous?
On Breadwinning, Caregiving, and Purpose
Homebuilding is nominally composed of two activities: Caregiving, and Breadwinning. But are both just as important?
Pain Hurts: On Why You Can't Do Comparative Suffering
Comparing suffering is like dividing by zero. You might get a result you like but not everyone will see it that way.
Humane
It might be childish but I have a favorite word. This word encompasses a big part of my cosmogony, my values, and my views of the word....
On Mean Girls, The Paradox of Tolerance, and the Importance of Being Earnest
This wrinkle is what Karl Popper called the Paradox of Tolerance. In short, it explains that a society that values tolerance can be so...
CityHub and Disruption
Many a eager beaver CEO has laid awake at now hashing plans to disrupt their industries. Some have succeeded. Many more have failed. This...
Fake it till you make it. Cheat until you win.
When star scientist explode and fall from the sky, how are we all affected?
The Münster (in Westf.) Hbf. Series
Train stations are confusing. But few are as much so as Munster's central station in Westfalen, Germany.
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