The changeable nature of risk

I used to climb this tree when I was a kid. It’s huge. At least thirty feet up. That was probably the attraction. The adventure and the risk of climbing trees that could have resulted in serious injury (and did, I broke my heel falling out of a tree, although not this one).

The perception of risk and its consequences are interesting, changeable things. Different things seem risky to different degrees, by different people at different times. But are they, or is it just that our perception changes? We’ll leave that one to Heraclitus and Parmenides to figure out.

Tree I used to climb when I was young

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What went well?

Started to uncover some problems with a new project so we can solve them.

What didn’t go so well?

Didn’t get any work done this evening.

What could I do differently in the future?

Accept that it’s ok to have an evening off.

Self-organising systems

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What went well?

Sent my second ‘Read Recently’ thread on Twitter.

Got some good feedback on my charity meetup talk and finished writing it.

What didn’t go so well?

Didn’t have enough time to go for a proper walk (only a quick one).

Kinda got chased out of dodge (such is the life of a nomad).

What could I do differently in the future?

Not say ‘yes’ to so many things, or accept that it means not doing other things.

Don’t stay in one place too long.