philosophy

Pursuant to our last conversation, an observation: the rigors of nearly any multi-disciplinary role are such that the brain – a brain, really, the type inclined to excel in a job like this – cannot help but sift through the torrent of information these jobs entail and retain nearly anything that might be useful later. Construction and the trades probably see a ton of this, as well as any technical operation where a scarcity of staff prevents people from the sort of myopia that can develop in areas of intense specialization1. One is a natural consequence of the other; you can narrow your focus, but at the cost of losing the periphery. This is not Bad, it merely is. Generally,… Read More »Sharing History: Part II