Several weeks back, I wrote about the idea of Liminal Spaces – specifically, the idea that I was in a period of transition in my life. In this, I talked about being clearly at the end of one phase of my life – entering my thirties, putting a deposit on a house, completing a yearContinue reading “‘Liminal Spaces’ Redux”
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Liminal Spaces
I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of liminal spaces lately. A liminal space, whether it is physical or psychological, is a space that is on the precipice of, or in a transitory phase between one place or another. In media, these are often depicted as spaces such as hallways or empty buildings whereContinue reading “Liminal Spaces”
Web3, DAOs and Public Policy Innovation
In recent months, like many people, I have fallen down the web3 rabbit hole. Whatever one may think of its merits or lack thereof, there is an undeniable energy and enthusiasm in the space virtually unmatched in any other field or industry. As a public sector employee who has a keen interest in governance andContinue reading “Web3, DAOs and Public Policy Innovation”
A Personal Preview of 2022
For my last post of 2021, I thought I would talk a little bit about some of the intellectual themes I’ve gotten interested in during the year and intend to pursue through the next year. I’ll also cover a couple resolutions of sorts, or at least some behaviours or dispositions I’ll try and cultivate duringContinue reading “A Personal Preview of 2022”
Optionality, Commitment and Choosing A Path
Recently, I had a significant breakthrough in terms of my professional life and my overall direction.There are several factors which led to this. Firstly, my first taste of finally being in full-time, stable employment, not having to worry about whether I was qualified for a job or not. I now had definitive proof I couldContinue reading “Optionality, Commitment and Choosing A Path”
Quick Thoughts on web3 and DAOs
Like so many others this year, I have found myself taking a far closer interest in cryptocurrency and related fields such as decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as well as the nascent Web3, or decentralized web movement, including decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).Unsurprisingly, as the number of acronyms even my opening paragraph hints at, theContinue reading “Quick Thoughts on web3 and DAOs”
On the Optimization and Quantification of Life – Assorted Pre-Salon Thoughts
This post is a preview of sorts to my Interintellect Salon on the 31st of July. This isn’t going to be a particularly in-depth post, it’s mostly to give some of my initial thoughts on the topic and to provide some more context to people who may be interested in the Salon but are onContinue reading “On the Optimization and Quantification of Life – Assorted Pre-Salon Thoughts”
High and Low Time Preferences
One of the big things I’ve been thinking about the past few months has been the concept of high and low time preferences. What are high and low time preferences? Put simply, it is a preference between short and long-term thinking, planning and decision making. It’s the difference between wanting quick gratification and results, andContinue reading “High and Low Time Preferences”
Getting reacquainted with art
For most of my life, I did not consider myself to be a particularly artistic person. I was never good at art subjects at school, although I did start to learn guitar in high school and take lessons for a while. Other forms of art, however, such as film, paintings, TV and so on IContinue reading “Getting reacquainted with art”
An Introduction to Cybernetics
Cybernetics, due to the complexity and scope of the concept, is often misunderstood, especially by non-specialists. Even during the course of researching this article, finding a relatively concise explanation of cybernetics that a general audience that were not already familiar with the term could grasp was difficult. Thus, the inspiration for this post arose. Cybernetics,Continue reading “An Introduction to Cybernetics”
Scott Davies 