Proverbs & Folklore
The three wise monkeys: See No Evil, and What We Choose Not to Look At
The three wise monkeys were never about ignorance. They were about the daily work of guarding what goes in and out of you.
Stories
Short reflective essays on proverbs, old ideas and words from other languages: what they mean, where they come from, and why they still matter.
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Proverbs & Folklore
Fish and Guests stink After Three Days
The old kitchen proverb about welcome, and the quiet math of how long we can lean on each other.
Philosophy
Oubaitori: The Cherry Trees Never Race
A Japanese idea that says you were never in a competition to begin with.
Motivation
The Slow Math of Getting Better
Why tiny daily progress beats the grand overhaul almost every time.
Science
What a Right Triangle Knows
The oldest equation in the room still has something to say about how we carry weight.
Philosophy
YHPRUM's Law: Everything That Can Go Right, Will
Yhprum's Law is Murphy's Law read backwards, and it might be the more honest of the two.
Philosophy
The Hawthorne Effect: The Watched Clock
Being observed changes how we work, and maybe who we are.