Tag: Philosophy
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SMBC LOL
One of my favorite web comics is Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. It’s a great combination of intellect, irreverence, philosophy, science, and superheroes. One day you’ll get several pages of existential rumination and the next day you’ll get a single panel comic with a line graph about penis sizes. The one about the librarian is probably my all-time favorite. I bring up SMBC because in the past month, Zach (the creator) has put up a couple great comics that I found particularly timely for me, but are certainly applicable to everyone: They’re related, but slightly different. I really like the second…
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They Call Him The Sagmeister
During my last week of work, I was talking to my manager about my plans for my time off and he suggested I read up on a graphic designer named Stefan Sagmeister. Besides having one of the best names, he’s the only person I know who could be a source of advice or inspiration at the moment. Why? He has a philosophy of incorporating sabbaticals into his life and the idea is quite interesting. Here’s the abridged version. The normal life schedule of someone in the civilized world is to grow up and attend school for about 20 years, then…
