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When a field gets engineered…

Published in July 4th, 2022
Posted by in Philosophy, Strategy
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In a nutshell, engineering is making certain simplifying assumptions of the real world and building a piece of technology by combining separate parts to build a functional whole. During this engineering process, the degrees of freedom, that is, the play between its components is reduced as much as possible. This is possibly due to the […]

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When form follows function

Published in July 4th, 2022
Posted by in Philosophy
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In this post I will discuss the theory about accomplishing something. In this sense I refer to accomplishment as the result of a given action whereby action I also mean inaction. For instance, the decision not to take action is also an action. Goethe, I believe, said that “you can do what you want, but […]

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The importance of not being a punk

Published in July 3rd, 2022
Posted by in Philosophy
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One of the most fundamental aspects of living well and thus the most important definition of success is respect. The word respect does not fully encompass the meaning of what I’m trying to convey. By respect, I mean respect for others; other people as well as the world as a whole and what’s in it. […]

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