Love is Hard
Eventually we discover that compatibility is not a precondition of love. It is the achievement of love.
Conversations are Hard
Some conversations are boring; some people come off as boring. In fact, no one is boring, they just haven’t been edited properly.
The Joys and Sorrows of a Small Identity
This past week I’ve been riding my bicycle down from Seattle, along the Oregon Coast, and inland to Klamath Falls where I’ll catch the overnight train to Jack London Square in Oakland, named after one of my favorite fellow wanderers.On day one, I took a...
An unnecessarily long and self revealing description of a Modest Mouse playlist
I still don’t expect Modest Mouse to mean as much to anyone else as it does to me. But here’s my best attempt at explaining why, to me, they mean so much.
My Infinity Place
When I visit my infinity place I will recall a quote by Benjamin Franklin: “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.”
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[Review] Strangers Drowning
The difference between the drowning child and the distant child is one of duty versus altruism.
Here’s To Anxious Non-Conformity
Throughout my 20s I was an outsider, a nomad, a wanderer of the network and rebel against the institutions. I was more inspired by what made me angry than what I could do to make a difference. I had ideas for how the media should change, how philanthropy should...![[Review] Triumph of the City](https://i0.wp.com/davidsasaki.name/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/5317800129_2c5099a022_z.jpg?resize=640%2C389&ssl=1)
[Review] Triumph of the City
One of those books that I read mostly in order to recommend it to others. I’m already part of the urbanist converted, and Glaeser is preaching to the choir. For those of you who are comfortably content in the suburbs, or wary of the chaotic hustle and bustle of...![[Review] Thinking, Fast and Slow](https://i0.wp.com/davidsasaki.name/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/200px-Thinking_Fast_and_Slow.jpg?resize=200%2C298&ssl=1)
[Review] Thinking, Fast and Slow
In the past year I have read two books that completely transformed how I understand reality. The first, The Information by James Gleick, which I reviewed here, helped me truly understand for the first time just what is information, that pervasive abstraction that...![[Grant] Mexican Institute for Competitiveness](https://i0.wp.com/davidsasaki.name/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2013-01-02-at-4.46.PM_.jpg?resize=444%2C221&ssl=1)
[Grant] Mexican Institute for Competitiveness
This blog post is a summary of a $900,000 grant from Omidyar Network to the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) for general operating support over three years, with a special focus on the development of their Compara Tu Escuela platform. This information is...Latest Photos
