'Philosophy' Category
The Accidental Murrow
My friend Ron won a Murrow Award last month. For those of you who don’t know about such things, the Edward R. Murrow Award is one of the most prestigious honors one can earn. It’s up there with a Peabody, and above an Emmy. What’s unusual about his achievement is that he [...]
Too Simple
If there is a unifying there here, it’s in explaining the seemingly complex in the most simple way possible. Occam’s Razor is a means of comparing multiple explanations or theories, with the notion that the simplest is likely the truth. However, many people are guiding themselves by the fallacy that the simplest explanation is the [...]
Patience
“The best way to learn patience is to teach it. To a hyena.”
- Ike PigottDon’t Try to Change the World
(the following is the Graduation speech I intend to give one day, if I am ever deemed important or interesting enough to be asked to give one.)
“Welcome to the world.”
“New doors are opening for you.”
“Go make a difference in the world around you.”
Around the country, at this very moment, people like me are giving people [...]Smarter Running
“If you’re running life like it’s a race, you might just finish before everyone else.”
- Ike Pigott
