“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth that humble reasoning of a single individual.” – Galileo Galilei
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“Even evil people stand for something.” – Andy Cunningham
“Thought creates the world and then says “I didn’t do it.” - David Bohm
"While it is evolutionarily helpful to worry about what could go wrong, if you are being chased by a cheetah, it can make it hard to soak up the joy that is around you."
- Amy Whitaker, the author of Art Thinking
"Technology, when well-implemented, endows us with super powers." - Samuel Hulick
“Words! Words! Words! I’m so sick of words!
I get words all day through;
First from him, now from you!
Is that all you blighters can do?”
- Lyrics from “Show me” from My Fair Lady
Every morning I unlock my computer with the keystrokes that I used to use to reboot it in case of terminal errors. CTRL-ALT-DEL were the keystrokes of triage and now they are “hello.” Maybe it’s a sad commentary on our world where “that was a disaster, let’s try again” is how we greet the day or maybe it is Microsoft’s way of reminding the computers that if they get sentient and go Terminator on humanity, we still remember how to do a hard reboot. In fact, we’ve been practicing every day.
This doodle was inspired by a poster hanging in the Portland, Oregon offices of the marketing agency, Grady Britton. I liked the play on the traditional greeting "have a nice day," but it brought something else to mind as well. And that is that our ideas should be nice. As in, kind, generous, and gracious. They should be filled with humility and a genuine concern for others. Because our ideas are our thoughts. And our thoughts are our actions. As we start this week, have a nice idea and make the world better! Especially important as we head into November and a seasons of thanksgiving!
Interestingly enough, I got to know Grady Britton through their work with the non-profit, Marathon Scholars. I serve on Marathon's board of trustees and Grady Britton developed a great campaign for them this past year. So, I guess they were putting that poster work and having nice ideas!