Friday, February 2, 2018

Homo Sapiens vs Homo economicus

"It took millions of years for man's instincts to develop I will take millions more for them to even vary. It is fashionable to even vary. It is fashionable to talk about changing man. A communicator must be concerned with unchanging man. 

Evolution at the Speed of Thought...

The evolution of ideas, accomplished at the speed of thought, is at the heart of what separates us from other species and allows us to dominate our world.

Modular-Finance... Connecting the Dots... and Combinatory Play...

As Maria Popova puts it... "Inorder for us to truly create and contribute to the world, we have to be able to connect countless dots, to cross pollinate ideas from a wealth of disiplines, to combine and recombine these pieces and build new castles." This understanding of creativity as connection and recombination makes the blank piece of paper not only unhelpful but actually counterproductive. So, ditch it.