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On the Virtues of Laziness

It's more a question of effective energy management!
Being lazy is often frowned upon by society but I'd like to argue here today that not only is being lazy a virtue, it's actually a personality trait that benefits wider society. There are some great definitions of the word lazy such is this one from Merriam-Webster: disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous. Most of them reserve overtly negatively charged terms, but when you look at synonyms for the word 'lazy' it's a different story. Try these out for size: apathetic,... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, May 17, 2020 11:06:00 AM Categories: Math Philosophy Thinking Thought
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Why isn't the world worshipping Elon Musk?

Some thoughts the Tesla/Space-X boss.
We all know who Elon Musk is, Tesla, Space-X yada yada, yet he seems underrated by the press and positively despised in the comment section of tabloid newspapers. I'd like to address that here by highlighting some of his thought processes. Normally I aim to blog about 1000 words for a nice bite-sized read, however to cover Musk's brain in such limited space will be a zesty challenge so please forgive if I overrun! Musk is seen by some as a nutcase who smokes dope on the Joe Rogan... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, May 3, 2020 5:26:00 PM Categories: Africa Dreams Economy Envrionment Philosophy Politics Sustainability Tech Technology Thinking Thought
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The Thief of Time

You've no idea how long I put off writing this blog-post!
I remember the occasion that I learned the meaning of the word procrastination. It was 1974 and I was in my first computer class. Our teacher, a dear man called Stan Smith, who in a previous profession had been a scientist at Jodrell Bank, had taught us about loops and set us an exercise - to write a program that printed a phrase 10 times. That phrase was "Procrastination is the Thief of Time". Why he broke with the traditional convention in computer programming of having us print... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:46:00 PM Categories: Philosophy Politics Spain Thought
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