Author Archives: amol
Behavior change and climate change
Every writer on climate change used to mention Jimmy Carter, the malaise speech, the American nationalism about suburbs and hamburgers, the entitled consumer, and ‘behavior change is hard to do’ topics on climate. In fact, even this August, the excellent
Behavior change and climate change
Every writer on climate change used to mention Jimmy Carter, the malaise speech, the American nationalism about suburbs and hamburgers, the entitled consumer, and ‘behavior change is hard to do’ topics on climate. In fact, even this August, the excellent
RIP Good Times Is Over*
*Who knows? I really don’t. But over dinner with a public markets hedge fund person, we both *felt* that the great crash of 2022 might be over now, and that another 6-12 months from now we may see new highs.
RIP Good Times Is Over*
*Who knows? I really don’t. But over dinner with a public markets hedge fund person, we both *felt* that the great crash of 2022 might be over now, and that another 6-12 months from now we may see new highs.
If you care about the future of humanity
Philosophers occasionally have breakthroughs — really! You probably don’t believe me. But they do — for example late in the 1800s some philosophy professors started trying to turn philosophy into mathematical statements, came up with logic, and that’s why computers
If you care about the future of humanity
Philosophers occasionally have breakthroughs — really! You probably don’t believe me. But they do — for example late in the 1800s some philosophy professors started trying to turn philosophy into mathematical statements, came up with logic, and that’s why computers
Favorite newsletters
Since we are in the newsletter boom again, now that RSS has died and sensible people stopped expecting curation on Twitter…here are my favorite newsletters (most of which I just got *added* to at some point by their authors, and
Favorite newsletters
Since we are in the newsletter boom again, now that RSS has died and sensible people stopped expecting curation on Twitter…here are my favorite newsletters (most of which I just got *added* to at some point by their authors, and
The Green New Deal for buildings is so simple
2019 feels like a very long time ago, but it is actually 10 years after the term “green new deal” started getting used in Europe, and a little after American politicians started using it. So Jeremy Rifkin didn’t beat everyone
The Green New Deal for buildings is so simple
2019 feels like a very long time ago, but it is actually 10 years after the term “green new deal” started getting used in Europe, and a little after American politicians started using it. So Jeremy Rifkin didn’t beat everyone
Finding good ideas
The classic post by Paul Graham, “How to Get Startup Ideas“, is one I teach in my class at Columbia class on startups, and stands for one of the schools of thought on good ideas: bottom-up. The other one is
Finding good ideas
The classic post by Paul Graham, “How to Get Startup Ideas“, is one I teach in my class at Columbia class on startups, and stands for one of the schools of thought on good ideas: bottom-up. The other one is
Sugar in your blood
The Fitbit and Apple Watch are well upon us now – everyone is counting steps, heart rate, and maybe with Oura rings and Samsungs we are tracking temperatures and monthly cycles and sleep. But the vanguard is off doing the
Sugar in your blood
The Fitbit and Apple Watch are well upon us now – everyone is counting steps, heart rate, and maybe with Oura rings and Samsungs we are tracking temperatures and monthly cycles and sleep. But the vanguard is off doing the
Ego tripping
Buckminster Fuller apparently accomplished nothing before age 53 – then it was all domes and celebrity. Stewart Brand is how I learned about that – because Brand’s early life was all about domes! It was a mid-20thC sensation. Like drones
Ego tripping
Buckminster Fuller apparently accomplished nothing before age 53 – then it was all domes and celebrity. Stewart Brand is how I learned about that – because Brand’s early life was all about domes! It was a mid-20thC sensation. Like drones
Energy levels and work-from-home
I love my work, wherever I do it, so I have been seduced by sitting at my desk the last few years. Running this AM, after a few weeks of hiatus, I realized something. Well a few things — which
Energy levels and work-from-home
I love my work, wherever I do it, so I have been seduced by sitting at my desk the last few years. Running this AM, after a few weeks of hiatus, I realized something. Well a few things — which
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