society

Our views on contemporary society; its foibles, its ignorance and its potential for great results.

perfect decisions, or timely decisions?

In this post, I want to exercise the idea of decision timeliness. The question is whether it is better to wait to make the right decision, or to give an adequate decision now, and refine it later.

decisions, decisions

I believe we are faced with two very different types of decisions. We need to recognise the type of decision required so we can apply the right thinking and analysis to the matter.

wright on amnesia

Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before. Steven Wright

wise words from a Microsoft CEO

Don’t be a know-it-all; be a learn-it-all. Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO

solving the housing problem in Australia

Australia has a housing crisis. It is a well-known, long-understood problem that successive governments have ignored for political easons.

reality

I have come to the late realisation that the word “reality” has two unrelated meanings. One meaning is used by television producers, and the other is used by almost everyone else.

simple solutions to complicated problems

For every complicated problem there is a solution that is simple, direct, understandable, and wrong. H. L. Mencken

Anyone who has ever dealt with the tax authorities, the educational system or any other complex bureaucracy knows that the truth hardly matters. What’s written on your form is far more important. Yuval Noah Harari

only a parent could understand

I’m now telling my two kids that I DO have a favorite – but it’s neither of them. Steve Olivas

old thinking from Cicero

Some ages-old words from Cicero about mankind. Still relevant.

Einstein was right, yet again

We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them. Albert Einstein

religion and evil

People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction. Umberto Eco