Two of my favorite bloggers, Ally Bean and Parenting is Funny, each in her own spectacular way, brought up a question that has been brewing at the back of my mind. It’s this question, or different aspects of it: how much should you care about others’ opinions? In his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius gave his opinion … Continue reading Why Do You Care?
A friend shared that she just watched the movie The Matrix for the very first time. After years of hearing references that she didn’t get, followed by “oh, you have to watch The Matrix”, she finally watched it. Which started on us a conversation of what makes a great movie versus an ordinary one. After … Continue reading What Makes It a GREAT one?
Yes, you are right. That question can be interpreted in a whole host of ways. And, yes, we’d be delighted to hear some of your best memories. So how did we intend this question to be read? Since we just talked about How Good You Are At Predicting the Future, it seems almost inevitable to … Continue reading How Good Are Your Memories?
When discussing The Devil You Don’t Know, Gallivance reminded us of a blast from the past in corporate life: predictions of future. There is a hunger in the corporate world for what will be the top trends, predictions, and forecasts the future. For next year. For 5 years out. For 10 years out. I was … Continue reading How Good Are You At Predicting the Future?
What do Up, Toy Story, and Ratatouille have in common? I bet you knew that they’re all Pixar animated movies (did you?). But did you know that Pixar sold computers before its first big hit, Toy Story? (The story’s here.) And Pixar is not the only company to change course. https://youtu.be/uwAI1sYl7jg?si=3qK9XsZWLr1GEFac Did you know Nokia … Continue reading The Devil You Don’t Know?
https://youtu.be/Uy5T6s25XK4?si=p5eIo7X_I25pPnHu&t=43 Paul Simon tells us that “these are the days of miracle and wonder” (to the right if you want to hear him sing that). These are also days when we need miracles and wonder. And so, what better time to go back to imagining what miraculous and wondrous elements that exist in tv shows … Continue reading Can You Find Wonder? (If You Had These, Life Would be Easier, Part II)
Which line segment in the image below is longer, the one on the left or the one on the right? This is not a rhetorical question, please do include your answer in the comments below! This is one of my favorite illusions. It's called the Muller-Lyer illusion. And you know something, as many times as … Continue reading Do We Know What We Know?
First, a video where a contestant masterfully maneuvers to … well, to see what happens, watch this memorable short segment, where the rules are detailed at the beginning. Please watch at least until the contestants start “negotiating”, no prior knowledge needed, sfw, audio required: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qjK3TWZE8 If you watched 5ish minutes you know what the definition … Continue reading Where Did It Come From? (To be fair, follow-up)
https://youtu.be/KiLP6-fL6mY?t=149 In one version of a King Arthur story, in First Knight, Lancelot is a wanderer who’s good with a sword and never loses a fight. What’s his secret? He shares it in the end of the 2 minute clip to the left. So what’s the secret? It’s a three-part answer, Lancelot tells as, and … Continue reading What Do You Have to Lose?
What if you saw this image to the right hanging on a wall? What would you think? Do you like it? Would you like to own it? Can you tell what it’s depicting? Spoilers: it’s a bull! Do you think one of your 6-year-old relatives could have done a better job painting it? Before you … Continue reading What’s the Opposite of a Great Truth? (II) Is “Simplicity the Ultimate Sophistication”?
The Endless Weekend 