James Drogan

All civilizations face their fragilities.  Many residents of the world’s wealthiest nations, particularly Americans, have felt fortunate to live through a period largely insulated from shocks and disruptions.  This “vacation from history” enabled many to become accustomed to living at the efficient-but-fragile end of the robust-yet-fragile continuum.  In a world temporarily devoid of consequences, the slow erosion and increasing inelasticity of the country’s political, financial, socioeconomic, and ecological systems scarcely seemed to matter.  Now that a new, more volatile chapter has begun, those now-compromised systems have flipped from being engine of resilience to sources of fragility themselves.

Zolli, A., & Healy, A. M. (2012). Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back (1st Free Press hardcover ed). Free Press. p. 261

You will find Amanda Gorman’s Best Advice on Creativity of value.

Jim

Some years ago I self-published Drogan Notes 2009.1 through Lulu.  The cost to obtain a copy is $25.

I also made the book available through Amazon.  The cost to obtain a copy is $65.87.

Here is iist of items that that caught my eye and mind during the month of May. They represent my curiosity and interests.

About a year ago this book landed in my stack and I've just finished it.

I think it entrusts too much of the recovery and advancement of society to technology with less emphasis on the factors critical to success tganh I believe to be necessary.  There should also be more emphasis on the role of culture in affected the transition.

However, I particularly like the section titled The Way Forward.  Schwab lays out his view o the eans to the ends that is quite good in causing one to think.

https://twitter.com/ProfFeynman

Here is iist of items that that caught my eye and mind during the month of April.  They represent my curiosity and interests.

Weisbach Advice from The Grumpy Economist, Apr 16, 2020 4:07 PM.  The advice here is not just for the academic researcher and/or writer, but for anyone who wishes to write well. 

 Students of mine, please take notice.

My job is to learn and help others learn how to learn.

Here are some tips worthy of attention.