Hold That Thought

This week I've been thinking about the difference between smarts and wisdom (and how to err toward the latter). While I didn't solve it, I now know this: it starts in our heads and in our homes. Here are three five things on that theme to turn mental energy into meaningful action:

1. 3 fresh takes on what wisdom is, from Clearer Thinking
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2. ​The smart one is dumb, from Salmon Labs
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3. ​Function-stacking: a wiser way to use your stuff, from Nat Mendham
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4. Returning to the Home as a Place of Production by Karen Rosenkranz
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5. In the German village of Etteln, smart doesn’t just mean sensors and software. From Reasons to Be Cheerful (another wonderful creation by David Byrne)

This week's underthinking link is TV.garden, where you can watch live TV from anywhere in the world. Freely, legally and easily accessible.

Extra thoughts…

The things we do need not be particularly complicated or profound; they just need to work to solve our problems. Tiny example: using a common household item to re-pot a very prickly cactus​

I loved the multi-function reframes in the Salmon Labs link. I'm an Alchemist-Curator-Simplifier. What about you?

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Simply,
Kim

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Hello! I'm Kim and I’ve spent over four decades overthinking absolutely everything. Here's how I made sense of it all.