I’ve made a habit of writing down the ideas that resonate with me, along with where they came from. You can browse them by the themes below.
- Cognition
- Writing
- Language
- Philosophy
- Learning
- Creativity
- Photography
- Memory
- Knowledge
- Reading
- Communication
- Narrative
- Connection
- Attention
- Noticing
- Product Design
- Meaning
- Framing
- Art
- Society
- Perception
- Product-design
References
3 notes on Knowledge Clear
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Walter Benjamin’s thoughts on booksI read this quote From Walter Benjamin online: Und heute schon ist das Buch, wie die aktuelle wissenschaftliche Produktionsweise lehrt, eine veraltete Vermittlung zwischen zwei verschiedenen Kartotheksystemen. …
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True material of knowledge is meaningI am listening to Maria Popova of Brain Pickings talk with Krista Tippett on her On Being podcast. Popova states that true material of knowledge is meaning and meaning is opposite of trivial. The only thing that …
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Anchoring information to knowledgeBack in 2004, I designed an app called Musicmap. It helped with finding new albums based on the ones you already liked. As you explored the network of albums, they would neatly arrange themselves on the screen …