We are rarely handed the sort of blank interlude we have today. It’s not nothing. It’s an invitation, an open door to the next something. There is an urgent power in this.
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It’s the most non-modern of ways to prepare. It requires sitting quietly and letting "it" happen. Some of the catalysts and causes are not exactly predicable or explainable. Yet, for the most part, it comes out okay.
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That’s the thing about Twilight Zone concepts, and similar alternative universe theories like the Overton Theory—they are usually about half right, which often makes them seem entirely right.
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Why do we do it? Why do we take on stuff that is so hard, seemingly impossible, and even a little dangerous?
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This is about how we get along, get by, move on, remain happy, find relative abundance, and accept Grace, even in these challenging times.
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Here are three archetypes I think of to represent the various pathways you can take. Depending on the situation, you can decide which creative role works best in your process of bringing your idea into reality.
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Like many moments, this moment in time is uncertain, and the way we read this painting can serve as a sort of Rorschach test—what we see reveals what we fear.
To me, this moment, a snapshot of fear poised on the edge of possibility, represents this day and time.
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They both had this in common: a wonderful lack of understanding (or care) about what they were “supposed to be doing,” as well as an unlimited horizon of what they MIGHT do.
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It does almost no good to keep looking at only global statistics, or even national stats… The object of the game is to ferret out what works where, and try to avoid the places that turn out to be quicksand.
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Base Operations, a company I have invested in, does threat analysis through map visualizations. They are now making their real time COVID-19 map free and accessible to the public, in hopes their technology can support you or the organizations you are involved with.
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Nostalgia is nice, but keeping one's eyes on the forward path is a necessity these days. Follow the folks.
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These aircraft are built for journeys—journeys which connect people, goods, and ties of all kinds, binding humanity and commerce together.
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Is there no longer wonder in wandering? If we are never "lost," can we truly know how to find?
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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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