Theory of the World
A personal archive of ideas, models, and perspectives on our complex world.
Perspective over time. Across disciplines. Beyond convention.
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Release Your Subjects
We often imagine ourselves as the centre of the world. We do not say it that directly, but we live as if other people…
Be All That You Can Be
At some point in life we realise that we are going to die one day and all of a sudden, we start doing more,…
Shift Dramatically and Live Incrementally
When the direction is wrong, change clearly; when the direction is right, build patiently through small repeated acts of alignment.
Decide If You Are Being Repelled or Attracted
When you realise that you are not free – you have to realise that something is holding you.
Connect Unconnected Things
Take five things are unconnected and or unrelated and link them. The link may not be easy and may elude you for a while…
Take a Male and a Female Perspective
The original idea behind this note was simple: step outside your own view. The old language was male and female. That language can easily…
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This archive is not only chronological. It is a field guide to recurring questions about meaning, learning, leadership, enterprise, systems, and the work of becoming more capable.
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