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…4 min read·Jul 14, 2021----
Aden DateI read 50 books this year. Here’s what I learned.Short answer: Not much.4 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·Oct 28, 2020--2--2
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…6 min read·Apr 14, 2020----
Aden DateThe Perfect Storm: Get Ready for ‘Productivity Anxiety.’If you’ve done an MBA, you’ve probably seen something like this:4 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Mar 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 fables4 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Jul 14, 2019----
Aden DateCan Progressive Politics survive without Progress?Field Notes on ‘Progress 2019’4 min read·Jun 28, 2019--1--1