Hey, groovy freedomist. Sorry the blog has gone dark the last few weeks. My book-writing juices suddenly bubbled to the surface and I’ve been working on my political opus. Here’s the cover. It shows the working title and subtitle and the proposed artwork that will accompany it. A Nobody’s Guide to Liberty The Kind of …
The best teacher I had in high school was Mr. Presowitz—my chemistry teacher. Mr. Presowitz had a very unorthodox testing method. He didn’t like big tests. He liked quizzes—ten-minute tests with five to eight questions. And he gave a lot of them. And they were never announced. On one double-period chemistry day, I had to …
We are all NPCs to one degree or another. We all outsource our thinking, especially when it comes to defining words. Being a partial NPC, in turn, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Life is very complicated, and we are all awash in ignorance. Relying on experts is a time-honored way of hacking that ignorance. It …
Do at least five math problems. Read at least one page of a book. Write at least one sentence. Watch at least one YouTube video on any of the following subjects: Discipline/Willpower Habits Learning Diet Exercise Psychology Philosophy Personal Finance History/biographies of famous people Freedom/Libocracy Spend at least a half hour honing a skill that …
Last week I came across an artist YouTuber who blew me away. Her name is Lena Danya. Here’s the video: When it comes to art, I don’t have a very sophisticated eye. I took one art appreciation course as an undergrad. But I know what I like. And like this painting, which Lena calls The …