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Taking Cal Newport’s Deep Work Seriously

One 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, 2021

Taking Cal Newport’s Deep Work Seriously

Jul 14, 2021

I read 50 books this year. Here’s what I learned.

Short answer: Not much.

Dec 22, 2020

I read 50 books this year. Here’s what I learned.

Dec 22, 2020

Taking 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, 2020

Taking Play Seriously

Oct 28, 2020

Is 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, 2020

Is Improvisation Political?

Apr 14, 2020

The Perfect Storm: Get Ready for ‘Productivity Anxiety.’

If you’ve done an MBA, you’ve probably seen something like this:

Mar 21, 2020

The Perfect Storm: Get Ready for ‘Productivity Anxiety.’

Mar 21, 2020

Three Ways COVID-19 Prefigures a Response to the Climate Emergency

Governments right now are a little like the X-Men. Having mostly kept their powers hidden, citizens in liberal democracies are discovering…

Mar 16, 2020

Three Ways COVID-19 Prefigures a Response to the Climate Emergency

Mar 16, 2020

Choosing Empathy over Judgement

A scrap broke out at a Woolworths in Sydney earlier this week, as reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In response to the…

Mar 9, 2020

Choosing Empathy over Judgement

Mar 9, 2020

Via 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 fables

Dec 11, 2019

Via Negativa: Learning What You Love by Learning What You Hate

Dec 11, 2019

Why Fools Recommend Books

I 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, 2019

Why Fools Recommend Books

Jul 14, 2019

Can Progressive Politics survive without Progress?

Field Notes on ‘Progress 2019’

Jun 28, 2019

Can Progressive Politics survive without Progress?

Jun 28, 2019

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Aden Date

I work at the intersection of arts, media & social impact. Now blogging at Substack || adendate.substack.com

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