The three jobs of a Wise Old Man. (Numbered for Kegan stages, of course!)pic.twitter.com/jRd5RBgfVO
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The three jobs of a Wise Old Man. (Numbered for Kegan stages, of course!)pic.twitter.com/jRd5RBgfVO
Talk in the marketplace is that @jordanbpeterson is doing job #3 well for some.
I’m doing an amateurish job of #4 because qualified wizards have gotten scarce.
Neither of us is old enough to do job #5. You could try Robert Bly.
Sir, I'd really like to get into studying and talking and thinking about these types of ideas and concepts at a high level. Is there an academic path for something like this? Just keep reading books? Find a community?
That was a serious question, @Meaningness
Sorry! Yes, I
’d it to remember to follow up.
What you need depends on where you are & where you want to go. Can you say anything about that?
It’s often difficult to know where you are/where you want to go. But I don’t know you at all, so it’s hard to know where to start!
(Sorry for unnecessary expediency) Been working with data/stats/algos/psych. Less interested in the tech per se and more interested in where humans can/will go and the philosophy around it. I like where your work is going, but realizing it doesn't neatly fit into a "field".
Yes, “doesn’t fit neatly into a field” is why it’s hard for me to know how to answer you. I’ve posted some suggested readings. Community is good, but there’s none I know of as broad as the random weird stuff I write about.https://meaningness.com/further-reading
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