Aden DateTaking Cal Newport’s Deep Work SeriouslyOne of the things I talk and write most about is reading. This is the puffer fish intellectualism of someone who has a lot to say yet knows…Jul 14, 2021Jul 14, 2021
Aden DateI read 50 books this year. Here’s what I learned.Short answer: Not much.Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Aden DateTaking Play Seriously“The play-concept is of a higher order than seriousness. For seriousness seeks to exclude play, whereas play can very well include…Oct 28, 20202Oct 28, 20202
Aden DateIs Improvisation Political?Note: This is an inchoate, conversational thought-dump. It is not without serious thought, but it is without serious rigour. It is an…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Aden DateThe Perfect Storm: Get Ready for ‘Productivity Anxiety.’If you’ve done an MBA, you’ve probably seen something like this:Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
Aden DateThree Ways COVID-19 Prefigures a Response to the Climate EmergencyGovernments right now are a little like the X-Men. Having mostly kept their powers hidden, citizens in liberal democracies are discovering…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Aden DateChoosing Empathy over JudgementA scrap broke out at a Woolworths in Sydney earlier this week, as reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In response to the…Mar 9, 2020Mar 9, 2020
Aden DateVia Negativa: Learning What You Love by Learning What You Hate“I’ve looked under chairs I’ve looked under tables I’ve tried to find the key To fifty million fablesDec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019
Aden DateWhy Fools Recommend BooksI had coffee with a few friends shortly after returning from life abroad in East Africa. I missed the agora-like coffee shop while living…Jul 14, 2019Jul 14, 2019
Aden DateCan Progressive Politics survive without Progress?Field Notes on ‘Progress 2019’Jun 28, 20191Jun 28, 20191