Category Archives: manifesto

What’s something most people don’t understand? As soon as the subject comes up, people get all sorts of feelings. Moral judgements and defensive reactions. Justifications of all sorts. Conflicting nutritional information, conflicting sustainability information, climate change, labour issues… everyone has … Continue reading →

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? High school was largely was waste of time for me, and it seemed that way for my kids as well. The standardized industrial approach to education didn’t work so well for me after … Continue reading →

What is one word that describes you? This prompt evokes a similar reaction to the previous one about compliments. The adjectives I gravitate towards are all related to actions. I find it difficult to personally connect with the idea of … Continue reading →

What was the best compliment you’ve received? This prompt upsets me. I’m struggling to remember a compliment. Being told ‘Good job!’ is my gut response but that’s not exactly a compliment. I’m very focused on actions speaking louder than words … Continue reading →

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Your mom will always be proud of you no matter what. Your friends will always support you because they want to see you succeed. But how can … Continue reading →

Do you believe in fate/destiny? Ask a stupid question, get various stupid answers. ‘Do you believe in X’ depends on the definition of ‘X’. To answer the question requires a common definition, and ‘fate’ is as hard to definitively pin … Continue reading →