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How To Sell Books And Influence People

  • September 1st, 2009
  • Posted in Books . Literary Activism . Thoughts Ahoy
  • By Ryan

I’m really glad to be working on a book that’s not government funded. A stack of money has been poured into this and we need to earn the money back to pay off the debt. This just came to mind when I was talking to a guy who put out a bunch of comics with a [ READ MORE ]

Three Degrees of Uncoordination

  • August 27th, 2009
  • Posted in Category Introductions . Faffin' About . Philosophy . Principles . Thoughts Ahoy . Three Degrees of Uncoordination
  • By Ryan

Three Degrees of Uncoordination is a principle for navigating my way through life and ideas[ READ MORE ]

Ignorance and Stupidity are not the Same Thing

  • August 21st, 2009
  • Posted in Philosophy . Thoughts Ahoy
  • By Ryan

Indeed, they are opposites. According to Socrates’ oracle, the wisest of them all is the person are aware of their own ignorance. Such an awareness cultivates an ongoing, organic interest in gaining, challenging and validating your knowledge. Doing this, and then applying that knowledge to life is what I do, and the central theme of [ READ MORE ]

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