Lately, some of the best ideas and talent are coming from outside of the United States. In the tech world, we are still all about convincing the world to “send us your huddled masses.” Cleverness knows no borders.
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That’s the thing about hindsight: it works every time. Just like our glorious past, it’s flawless.
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America loves a capitalist reckoning the way the NFL loves Colin Kaepernick. But we are having one anyway.
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In 2019, I published 12 new original essays here on String Theory, and each could be seen as ribbons tied to the branches of the tree of my year. There they flutter still, reminding me to return to the themes which inspired me to write each.
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Admit it: we could all use a good chuckle now, at the end of this decade.
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Perhaps by reaching out to their community with a small, but radical act of beautiful kindness, the keepers of this island of civility are slaying some dragon of their own making.
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How convenient to point the finger of guilt at everyone else. But as my uncle used to tell me, every time you point your finger at someone, three of your other fingers are pointing back at you.
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I was once served a piña colada by the bartender at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, who claimed that he invented the drink. Of course I did not believe him at the time. I thought it was a line. Turns out to be true.
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While the usual saying is “Can’t see the forest for the trees,” I think it can often be the other way around: the size and sweep of the forest is so overwhelming that we can’t appreciate the loveliness of the trees in front of us.
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Why shouldn't we just stash our cash in the mattress and be assured to getting $1 back for every $1 we “deposited” in the mattress? Gesell thought that too, so he came up with a solution.
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When I think about the world of the near future, and what kinds of businesses and services will prosper, unfortunately, there are many new and severe challenges to address.
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Your arrival signpost for your own personal Fin del Mundo is very distinct—it is when you feel that there is no way forward, and no way back.
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Many of the Austin things we know and love today were just glimmers in our eyes in 1989. So it was with me as well.
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“This is about holding on, letting go, and most of all, rising above.“
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While a mitzvah can be something really large and life changing, one could think of mitzvahs more as little deeds, done on a regular basis, as a matter of habit. Mitzvahs are not the meal—rather they are the chips you dip into the salsa of life.
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“The world" is not a legal entity, and one cannot legally become a citizen of it. Yet, on some levels we all are already, by virtue of the fact that we live and breath on this planet.
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Leadership takes on many forms. The ties that bind teams are not just the skills of the players, the playbook, the logo and mascot, or even the fans."
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To me, this story speaks to an almost romantic notion of enterprise, opportunity, and freedom. It's also a definition of a paradigm shift.
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It turns out that kindness is one of the most powerfully beneficial forms of “connectivity.”… I have always thought this to be one of the most wonderful mysteries of life.
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The first important thing I ever did was something I didn’t know how to do: play an old, beat up Stella guitar which had been sitting behind some clothes in the family closet.
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