This past week I have been watching a reality TV show called Alone. 10 survivalists are dropped off in 10 different locations across an inhospitable part of the world, beset with bears, wolves and cougars and left to fend for themselves – alone. The show claims that there are no camera crews following the contestants…
Month: November 2020
On reading less
Reading books is becoming cool again. Book reading is up there with kale, meditation, stoicism and mental models. And in some circles, the number of books you read has become a representation of how intelligent you are and how likely you are to be able to solve problems effectively. Everyone boasts about how much they…
On misanthropy and the hatred of humankind
The word misanthropy has its origins in two Greek words, anthrÅpos, meaning “human being,” and misein, meaning “to hate.” There isn’t a more human word than misanthropy. Humanity cohabiting in one word with its most distinctive emotion, hatred. The fact the word even exists is disconcerting. The idea that so many people hate humankind that…
Change or persist?
There’s a tension between two forces that dictate the evolution of culture. I find this true of society, the public sector and within businesses. The first force is driven by curiosity and a dissatisfaction with the present. People who buy into the first force believe the best is yet to come, and that there are…