Writing - Evan B Carr

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The Case for Rituals in the Workplace

1 Wired U.S. public places and office spaces are becoming more secular each year as adherents to the Establishment Clause seek to reduce the exposure

January 19, 2021

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Homo Sapiens Regenerata

Each holiday season I find myself indulging in a guilty pleasure: playing my old favorite computer games. Between Shogun: Total War, The Sims, Starcraft, and

January 15, 2021

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Salience and Weighting

How do you know what to look and listen for when assessing a situation or building a perspective? At every waking moment, you are engaged

January 12, 2021

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The Case for Space Settlement

1 A few days ago I wrote why I am against space colonization. In an effort to build a healthy understanding of the issue in

January 6, 2021

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Hill Climber or Valley Crosser: Is Your Hill Worth Dying On?

Here’s an overused truism: life is a journey. In longer form: life is about the journey, not the destination. These linguistic phrases are repeated often

January 5, 2021

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How to Make a Light Pole Interesting

Engage visual observation. Rust and patina suggest an age as old as WWI. Access knowledge of history. The McPherson Farm became the Westside neighborhood around

January 2, 2021

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Why I’m Against Space Colonization

2021 is going to be a big year for space, says the Washington Post in a recent article forecasting the exploits of our favorite billionaires

January 1, 2021

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I Don’t Want To (and what I do)

I don’t want to scale a company and 10x revenue I don’t want to optimize the conversion funnel or split test ad copy or design

December 23, 2020

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How To Improve the Information Commons

Today’s information landscape is riddled with misinformation, sensational headlines, overt and covert agendas, and “fake news”. The “commons” is a concept that refers to the

December 18, 2020