Tag Archives: Curiosity

Frantic Deeds of Lunatic Benevolence

Posted on March 18, 2018 by tropicaltheartist

Being the child of immigrants who fled a major world war is a unique experience. Most children, thankfully, don’t have direct, first-hand experience of what it’s like to grow up with parents that, despite their best efforts to carry on … Continue reading →

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Everything’s Stuck. Everybody’s Stuck

Posted on March 4, 2018 by tropicaltheartist

Ever wondered why Beethoven didn’t invent the blues? After all, he had sufficiently tragic motivations, he had a piano, knew how to play it well and had all the same notes available to him as Ray Charles. Why didn’t he … Continue reading →

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A Story About Youthful Enthusiasm Thwarted

Posted on March 2, 2018 by tropicaltheartist

Whenever I learn of a new government initiative to incubate innovative businesses, I roll my eyes. Back in the day, I had some first-hand experience with this kind of agency, as a recently-graduated electrical, electronics and computer engineer, with eight … Continue reading →

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The Joy (and Terror) of Not Knowing

Posted on January 28, 2018 by tropicaltheartist

Sometimes your friends can be absolute pains. Here I am, late on a Sunday night, with a half-finished blog post, a glass of red wine in me and my twitter friend advising me to get my blog post finished. All … Continue reading →

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On Self-Determination

Posted on January 14, 2018 by tropicaltheartist

Being in command of your own destiny is a funny thing. Too little and you have no freedom or liberty. Too much and you harm yourself and the community around you. There is a delicate balance to be struck between … Continue reading →

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Uncontaminated Creative Time

Posted on January 8, 2018 by tropicaltheartist

The productivity experts tell you it’s easy. We all have twenty four hours in a day, so finding creative time is just a matter of priorities. If you want to find the time to be creative badly enough, you’ll find … Continue reading →

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Lost Mozarts, Lost Picassos, Lost Teslas

Posted on December 10, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

There’s an old joke in which a man inherits a dusty old violin and an aged oil painting from a dearly departed distant relative. Disinterested in these objects for their intrinsic or nostalgic value, he decides to get them appraised … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Wanna

Posted on November 9, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

Some days, you just don’t feel it. You wake up with plenty of what ought to be fun things to do, the tools and opportunities to do them, but you just can’t summon up the interest to do any of … Continue reading →

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Learning is Terrifying

Posted on November 8, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

We think of learning as a net positive thing and it undoubtedly is, but it’s also a psychological battlefield. When you learn new things, you put yourself in situations where you don’t know what you’re doing. You’re often completely clueless, … Continue reading →

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Out, Standing in the Field

Posted on October 29, 2017 by tropicaltheartist

I, like many people, have struggled to maintain hope, in recent times. There are many reasons to feel a loss of hope, as there are things going on in the world that seem to have only one possible end-point. It … Continue reading →

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