On the information-action ratio

Perhaps my most important takeaway from Neil Portman's Amusing Ourselves to Death is the information-action ratio: How often does it occur that information provided you on morning radio or television, or in the morning newspaper, causes you to alter your plans for the day, or to take some action you would not otherwise have taken, … Continue reading On the information-action ratio

On 7 things from last week (6/12/23)

Filing documents. A parental leave project of mine was to finally get all of our “household documents” in order. Car titles, cat vaccination info, tax documents… It was infernally boring but oh-so-relieving to have gotten done. Family road trip. We completed our first long family drive last week. A childless couple would have taken 6.5 … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (6/12/23)