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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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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.
Nov 14, 2021
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?
Nov 13, 2021
On Breadwinning, Caregiving, and Purpose
Homebuilding is nominally composed of two activities: Caregiving, and Breadwinning.
But are both just as important?
Nov 11, 2021
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.
Nov 8, 2021
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....
Oct 27, 2021
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...
Oct 26, 2021
On the WEIRD HENRY WASP
The market segment composed of these three sets of acronyms describes one of the most coveted market segments. That is wrong.
Oct 26, 2021
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...
Oct 22, 2021
Fake it till you make it. Cheat until you win.
When star scientist explode and fall from the sky, how are we all affected?
Oct 19, 2021
Socialized Household-chore Specialization
As housework becomes shared by both partners how should our organizations adapt?
Oct 17, 2021
The past sucked. Yet we forget
A major flaw in our brains makes us forget how bad the past was. Most infants died. We lacked food and warmth. Yet some flaw makes us forget
Oct 8, 2021
The Münster (in Westf.) Hbf. Series
Train stations are confusing. But few are as much so as Munster's central station in Westfalen, Germany.
Aug 28, 2021
Magic and Strategic Kryptonite
The revelation principle of mechanism design is an amazing piece of work. It feels like magic to me, a kind of magic, I cannot perform.
Aug 18, 2021
Don't Expect People to be Exceptional
How often do you feel people need you to be exceptionally great? It's tiring, no? Here I equate exceptionally to luck and give some thoughts
Aug 16, 2021
A Lost Month
During the last year, we have direct evidence that four million people have died while infected with the SARS COV2 virus. This is a lot...
Aug 13, 2021
Implausible SDG Solutions are Better Than None at All
Climate change, hunger, poverty, and inequality are very hard problems to solve and their solutions suck. But what can we do? Sit and wail?
Aug 10, 2021
Cathedrals of Trade, Science, and Sports
Religion encompasses every aspect of our life. In this post, I present different types of religions and their architectural monuments.
Aug 3, 2021
Knowledge as Not Yet Falsified Falsifiable Beliefs
One can have knowledge that is false, right? Philosophers say no, scientists laugh in disbelief. Rephrasing of: https://youtu.be/gzPF9VajS
Jul 30, 2021
Los Dioses de Hatillo
A direct plagiarism of John Green's Kentucky Bluegrass chapter of "The Anthropocene Reviewed" applied to daily Costarican life.
Jul 27, 2021
Inequality, Structure, and Temperature
The 2nd law of thermodynamic explains that as a whole the universe becomes less structured with time. We see the opposite in society. Why?
Jul 23, 2021
Winnie-the-Pooh is Pura Vida
Costa Rica is the land of Pura Vida. Germany the land of Verantwortung. As national of one and resident of the other I discuss some tensions
Jul 16, 2021
Mediocrity Principle
As we grow up we learned biased ideas that we assume are normal. This is the mediocrity principle a foundation of science.
Jul 10, 2021
How Bright would the Night Sky Be if the Whole Universe Was Observable?
The sky is black because the universe is young and finite in size. If we could see all stars in the universe how bright would the sky be?
Jul 2, 2021
How Much Money Does Your Country Produce per Ton of CO2?
The first step in any battle is to study one's foe. Only after should fight. These are my first steps in understanding global warming.
Jun 25, 2021
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