🔗 The blessing of uncertainty

Uncertainty is uncomfortable. And, for many people, uncertainty not only feels uncomfortable, it feels wrong.

The human brain doesn’t like open loops. It makes every effort to close them, some times making huge logical leaps, for its own good. There’s a skill to becoming comfortable with uncertainty but in some contexts you unfortunately never will.

🔗 The End of the Computer Mouse

I spent an internship in the financial-services industry operating a graphical user interface entirely with keyboard commands, and it was fine.

Anyone that’s worked in a CPW owned company looks back on using PIE fondly, it might even still be in use today.

But learning the secrets was a nightmare. Whereas using a mouse is something seemingly ingrained in everyone - that and swiping a touchscreen.

🔗 The Growing Tide Against Social Media

Specifically, my goal with my content is to teach people how to use technology to pursue their best lives. Technology can help if used wisely. Social media works against that goal.

It’s true that social media is completely anti social. It appears to work against the great things that technology promises to provide.