Frideswyth

Writing For Sentient Sand

  • Books of 2016

    I use Goodreads. My Reading Challenge goal was 20 books (an increase on the 17[?] that I read last year). I in fact read 15, including just one graphic novel. For me graphic novels count as cheating because they are so short, but I also often read 300 pages of… Read ⇢

    Books of 2016

  • Britain’s unequal cities and the magnetic force of London’s social norms

    EDIT: Please note that the philosophy portions of my blog can now be found at TheoryEngine.org City Size and Stability An acquaintance once told me that Germany experiences political stability in part due to the fact that all of its cities are roughly of equal size. I have no way… Read ⇢

    Britain’s unequal cities and the magnetic force of London’s social norms

  • End Of Nations: Stage 5 Geography?

    Can we go beyond nations into political fluidity? Read ⇢

    End Of Nations: Stage 5 Geography?

  • Stage 4 Quote Of The Day

    “Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something else that thinks at least as logically as it does.” – Douglas Adams Read ⇢

  • Money, part 2

    My emotional return to a world using money Read ⇢

    Money, part 2

  • Emotionally Dealing With Cheaters

    It’s time for some emotional maturity when it comes to cheaters in systems. Read ⇢

    Emotionally Dealing With Cheaters

  • Existing signs of fluidity

    Required Reading Robert Kegan’s personal development framework, summarised here by David Chapman. You might also like to read my earlier thoughts about what Stage 5 or “fluid mode” is, or means, for individuals. This post will be taking huge liberties with material that is intended to describe personal, cognitive and social… Read ⇢

    Existing signs of fluidity

  • Postmodernist Territory

    Cover Photo by James Walshe Intro: You already know this stuff Sometimes people feel they don’t grasp Postmodernism because they believe it must be complicated, when in fact many parts of it are “obvious”, “normal” or already part of everyday life. We live in a postmodern world and from the… Read ⇢

    Postmodernist Territory

  • What is Stage 5’s environment?

    In Robert Kegan’s book, the fifth stage of cognitive, personal and social evolution is called  the Inter-Individual Stage. I find this to be the least useful of all the names for the stages. According to his framework, one moves from “being” one’s current environment to “having” it as a tool.… Read ⇢

    What is Stage 5’s environment?

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