9 Apr
2014
Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen
Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long and, in the end, it’s only with yourself.
OTHER POSTS
8/1 Art: Jamini Roy
Radha and Krishna, Jamini Roy
Where we are: Boquete, Panama
Boquete is a small town on the Caldera River, in the green mountain highlands of Panama, in western-most Chiriquí Province, about 60 km. from the border with Costa Rica. Because of its altitude, some 1,200 metres above sea level, its climate is cooler than that of the lowlands. Its scenic location, temperature, and natural environment make it extremely popular with Panamanians […]
The Last Ice Miner
via Kottke.org
Albert O. Hirschman and The Power of Failure.
I liked this Gladwell piece from The New Yorker profiling Albert O. Hirschman, an influential economist and author of several well known books. Hirschman, an esoteric mind, felt that people were more creative when they experienced failure. Then, he believed, people were forced to think. Hirshman wrote, “Creativity always comes as a surprise to us; therefore […]