On variety and choice

On variety and choice

When I find something that I like, I tend to stick to it. In addition to this being very good for my relationship, I’ve come to experience it as a great blessing in general. Paradox of choice? Variety may be the spice of life, but in trying too hard to have too...
Review of Noise by Kahneman

Review of Noise by Kahneman

Thought I’d do a short review of ‘Noise’ by Kahneman, Sibony and Sunstein, based on a few notes I took. Authors distinguish between system Bias (average error) and system Noise (standard deviation) when judgement accuracy is definable and desirable (e.g. medical...
Understanding does not mean inaction

Understanding does not mean inaction

Just because you ‘understand’ someone’s behaviour, doesn’t mean you agree or have to put up with it. It is precisely because you understand that you take action. So, understanding does not mean inaction. Understanding does not mean that you have to let other people...
Growth mindset?

Growth mindset?

The pace of modernity where everything (material wealth, knowledge, entertainment) is growing makes us automatically think that everything MUST grow. That the increase of things (growth) is automatically better. Such that it becomes an unconscious habit, something we...
Supporting people to grow

Supporting people to grow

Supporting people to grow and supporting organisations to grow are not the same thing. While they may help each other, the former often takes second place or worse, becomes a front. And, the bigger the scale, the bigger the danger is. What is the point of just growing...
To rush, or not to rush?

To rush, or not to rush?

As long as you feel rushed in life, you will never find ease, enjoyment or mastery in anything you do. One needs time for things to breathe and to emerge. This is the fertile void that constant busy-ness pulls you away from. Always being in a rush is a curse, and it...