Category: "Philosophical"
You Don't Know Me
The subject of memories continues to throw up new nuances. The trigger for today's musing is hearing (a number of times about a number of different people) "I didn't know that X used to...." - its a phrase that is heard a lot these days.
Categories: Philosophical, Friends, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
What Do We Leave Behind?
None of us is immortal - as someone (probably lots of people) once said "everybody dies" - although few know beforehand exactly when that is going to happen. A seemingly growing trend is to generate a "bucket list" - things to do before I die - always assuming I get round to them in time that is.... The longer the list, the less chance that you will actually complete it!
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Friends, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
I'm NOT Going Back
Previous writings for this blog have addressed the issue of "regret" in terms of changing our past behaviours and decisions whether that be considering the different outcomes - if only - or looking at what would not have happened if we hadn't done what we did - only if. This post returns to that but focusses on a new aspect.
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Complexity, Worldview, ----------
On Avoiding Extreme Reactions
Its not the first time that I have been 'inspired' to post something in the blog as result of an idea planted in my head by the theme of a service at church. The last one was all about making mistakes - this time I am thinking about the way we deal with "Triumph and Tragedy".
Categories: Philosophical, Complexity, Decision Making, Worldview, ----------
Just Trying To Keep Up
Social media is an evolving beast - I think that I have expressed previously my thoughts that we are all still very much in the learning curve when it comes to understanding the effect that it has on all parts of our lives. This means that there is no deep seated set of behaviours that everyone would agree as "acceptable" and that, in turn, leads to many making mistakes.
Categories: Philosophical, Web, Learning, Worldview, ----------
On Being Misunderstood
Actually - it would be more accurate to say that I was NOT understood rather than I was MISunderstood!! However, the former more often than not leads to the latter. It has happened twice to day already - actually probably more than that as those are just the ones that I KNOW about!!
Categories: Philosophical, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
Are You Happy With Your Profile Picture
On social media, is your profile picture how you see yourself or how you want others to see you?
Categories: Philosophical, Fun, Web, Decision Making, Cognition, ----------
Entanglement
This blog is predicated on the foundation that I don't know everything. That - I am sure everyone who knows me will agree - is a not unreasonable starting point 
Sometimes it surprises me just how much is included in the not known bucket - then I think - what about all the rest that I haven't yet realised I don't know - and that makes me slightly more comfortable with having such a big list of things I don't know - it is dwarved by the (likely) list of things I don't know that I don't know!!!
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Friends, Complexity, Worldview, ----------
We Are What We Are
I received an email the other day that widened my thinking on the subject of "we are what we are". Previous blog entries have already delved a bit into my thoughts about there being no room for any consideration of going back and "changing history" by making different decisions the second time around. This email added a new "dimension" to this issue.
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Complexity, Decision Making, Worldview, ----------
A Modicum of Doubt
Many say it is of vital importance to hold true to your beliefs. Belief is a concept that is central to "being human". I would like to suggest that it is more important to have doubts. That Doubt is not so much central to "being" as to "becoming".
Categories: Philosophical, Knowledge Management, Complexity, Learning, Decision Making, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
