Over the past several months, I’ve been working on a client project that’s really captured my imagination: a Rube Goldberg machine! Follow along on my journey.
Play your own game
Motivational posters and people are always saying things like Play your own game! The problem is when you do so and everyone starts freaking out about how you’re not playing the game right.
Philosophy of the Absurd
Given my great love of the absurd, I cannot believe I wasn’t aware it had its own goddamn branch of philosophy. Absurdism.
50% of what you know is wrong
I’ve always been somewhat chagrined about the careless way the advertising industry has (historically) shrugged when asked about the effectiveness of their campaigns. Surely, a more scientific field would have much higher confidence rate in its methods and facts?
Getting Shit Done
My secrets and process (which I don’t necessary recommend) for Getting Shit Done.
Personal Policies of Yes
The guidelines and rules that help guide my decision-making on what I say Yes to.
Personal Policies of No
I’ve been struggling to decipher what I should be saying Yes to in my life. So, I figured why not start at the other end of the question: where should I be saying No?
"Serious" work
The absurdity of adulthood is revealed nowhere as clearly as in our preposterous Western idea of “serious” work.
What is Dark Matter? A New and Eerie Theory
Scientists believe that matter makes up only 5% of the Universe: the rest is made up by dark matter (27%) and dark energy (68%). What is dark matter? That’s one of the biggest mysteries of the scientific world. But as we head into Halloween season I’d like to pitch my own theory for what it is... ghosts.
The New Productivity.
“Move fast and break things” has influenced and helped build a culture of disposability. But people are starting to push-back against this narrative, asking a previously uncommon question: how do we un-create something?
Re-imagined: Life in 2100.
Completely impractical (and some assuredly impossible) solutions for a few of the most common bits of every day life, and my answer to the question: what will the world look like in 2100?
Can Capitalism and Democracy Co-Exist?
Can a society truly be both democratic AND capitalist at the same time?
A brief defense for (good) design.
Four reasons why design is so darn important. A great read for anyone who has ever wondered “why hire a designer?”
A Nuclear look at Nuclear
Should Canada be furthering our investments in nuclear energy? A nuclear look at the problems of going nuclear.
Let them eat (a slice of) cake!
With the world in lockdown and unemployment at an all-time high, I’ve been thinking a lot about work and why it’s better to share a cake than eat the whole thing.
A Few Good Moms
What makes for a “good person” when it comes to electing a politician?
Provincial Politics: Bad Carpets and Bills
I used to think of laws as immovable, heavy things, handed down directly from Socrates, God, or our alien overlords. But they aren’t! Some of them are bad, many are amendable, and two things are for sure: laws are all human-created, and new ones are being built and destroyed almost every damn day. So it’s worth learning exactly how they get made.
Politics: Provincial Edition
Pat yourself on the back because we’ve officially made it to Level 2: Provincial Government. Who’s involved? How did they get there? Join me on this introductory jaunt into Alberta’s Provincial Government.
In Defense of the Edmonton Police
Recent news regarding Edmonton City Council and police budgets have been motivating. Just in case you can’t tell: this post was written as a satirical piece, very much tongue-in-cheek, and I hope you find it as cathartic as I did.
Politics: Municipal Edition Part 2
Now that we’ve got a basic idea of what our Municipal Government does and what the heck politics is, we are ready to move onto the question of how we, tiny little political tadpoles that we are, influence any of this?