Month: April 2011
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On the foolishness of waiting
I hate waiting, hate not so much the experience but the idea of waiting. The experience is tolerable, but the idea is exhausting. The idea of waiting is exhausting. Even then, “The idea of waiting is exhausting” falls flat as an expression. Its inadequacy shows through. Better said: “The life that envelops itself in the…
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How do I know that I like this person? Some heuristics
Yesterday, I wrote about a handful of entrepreneurial principles to live by. The first principle from Martin Glaser was: “Only work with people you like.” I haven’t addressed the epistemic question, however. It is: “How do I know that I like this person?” Well, How well put together is this person? Is he intact, or…
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Some entrepreneurial principles to live by
An entrepreneur: “one who undertakes,” says the OED. Or could we be a bit coy and say, “one who gives it a whirl?” And how might he live? By his wits and according to principle. The first three, slightly modified, are lifted from a short essay by Milton Glaser. Only work with people you like.…
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Malcolm Harris on bad education
From n+1: Harris’s punch line: “[H]igher education, for-profit or not, has increasingly become a scam.” To review: “Since 1978, the price of tuition at US colleges has increased over 900 percent, 650 points above inflation.” And how have students paid for ever rising tuition? By taking out loans, federally back and hence low risk. Harris’s…
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A lullaby composed the morning after walking home on a warm night in Brooklyn (April 25, 2011)
Did you feel the fog last night, my friend, did you feel the warmth of the night? In the midst of the mist of the night, my friend, did you feel the warmth of the night? And was it then that you opened up your heart, was it then that you felt whole? Did you…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 