Correlation Doesn’t Imply Causation, But It Does

Take Wrong Turns. Talk To Strangers. Open Unmarked Doors. And If You See A Group Of People In A Field, Go Find Out What They Are Doing. Do Things Without Always Knowing How They'll Turn Out.

Take Wrong Turns. Talk To Strangers. Open Unmarked Doors. And If You See A Group Of People In A Field, Go Find Out What They Are Doing. Do Things Without Always Knowing How They'll Turn Out. You're Curious And Smart And Bored, And All You See Is The Choice Between Working Hard And Slacking Off. There Are So Many Adventures That You Miss Because You're Waiting To Think Of A Plan. To Find Them, Look For Tiny Interesting Choices. And Remember That You Are Always Making Up The Future As You Go.

What People Don't Appreciate, When They Picture Terminator-style Automatons Striding Triumphantly Across A Mountain Of Human Skulls, Is How Hard It Is To Keep Your Footing On Something As Unstable As A Mountain Of Human Skulls. Most Humans Probably Couldn't Manage It, And They've Had A Lifetime Of Practice At Walking Without Falling Over.

Once I Got Married, I Started Working From An Office. I Found That Having Somewhere To Go That Isn't My House Is Mentally Helpful: 'this Is The Place Where I Answer Email And Write Blog Posts,' And 'over There Is The Place Where I Do The Dishes.

Sometimes I Mistake This For A Universe That Cares.