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December 12, 2022

Success and expertise take more than hard work for 10k hours.

December 12, 2022/ Jarrod MacKay
Success and expertise take more than hard work for 10k hours.

We all know equality of opportunity doesn’t exist and equality of outcome even less so…

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Opinion
capitalism, success, expertise, veritasium
November 30, 2021

Characters Welcome is the Best Thing Going

November 30, 2021/ Jarrod MacKay
Characters Welcome is the Best Thing Going

Characters Welcome is both a YouTube channel and a comedy troupe/show where comedians get the opportunity to present original characters and one-person scenes…

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The Best Thing Going
comedy, characters
August 02, 2021

Scott McCloud's Story Machine

August 02, 2021/ Jarrod MacKay
Scott McCloud's Story Machine

For our next writing tool, we’re going to take a look at McCloud’s Story Machine…

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Writing
writing, storytelling, Scott McCloud, Story Machine, Understanding Comics
July 12, 2021

Kurt Vonnegut's Story Shapes

July 12, 2021/ Jarrod MacKay
Kurt Vonnegut's Story Shapes

Last time I wrote about Dan Harmon’s Story Circle. The geometry of same got me thinking about Kurt Vonnegut’s Story Shapes concept…

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Writing
writing, Kurt Vonnegut, storytelling, stories
May 30, 2021

Dan Harmon's Story Circle

May 30, 2021/ Jarrod MacKay
Dan Harmon's Story Circle

I like to collect various writing ideas from writers I look up to. As with all things creative, none of these should be taken as the only way to approach writing…

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Writing
writing, comedy, storytelling
November 14, 2019

Robots are coming for your job.

November 14, 2019/ Jarrod MacKay

When changes to the economic system are either proposed or predicted, it’s natural to evaluate the outcomes and the impact to those effected…

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Opinion
work, automation, taxes
March 13, 2019

Consider the merits...

March 13, 2019/ Jarrod MacKay

Imagine being a multi-millionaire…

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Opinion
college, meritocracy, dummies
January 07, 2019

Short Film Shonday

January 07, 2019/ Jarrod MacKay
Short Film Shonday

Over the holidays I fell down a well of short films on YouTube…

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Opinion
short film, YouTube, video
November 08, 2018

The Otherknown is the Best Thing Going

November 08, 2018/ Jarrod MacKay
The Otherknown is the Best Thing Going

The Otherknown is an online (and print) sci-fi comic by @LongLostLora that you should be reading right now…

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Opinion
Otherknown, comics
October 23, 2018

Winners Take All - Watch this video.

October 23, 2018/ Jarrod MacKay
Winners Take All - Watch this video.

I really enjoyed watching this Google talk given by Anand Giridharadas based on his book Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World…

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Opinion
economics, technology, disruption
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Saw this guy on a morning walk. Wingspan was at least 3”. #moth #mothra #mothsofinstagram #afilter
Saw this guy on a morning walk. Wingspan was at least 3”. #moth #mothra #mothsofinstagram #afilter
Not claustrophobic.
Not claustrophobic.
#teacup #teacuppuppies #terratoys #squishy
#hike #hiking #raindrops #plants #surfacetension
#hike #hiking #raindrops #plants #surfacetension
An almost candid photo. Even though I’m not holding the sleeve, I’m listening to and singing “Dirty Work” by Steely Dan.  #steelydan #dirtywork #bluejeancommittee #vinylrecords #recordcollecting #pinkmoon #yes
An almost candid photo. Even though I’m not holding the sleeve, I’m listening to and singing “Dirty Work” by Steely Dan. #steelydan #dirtywork #bluejeancommittee #vinylrecords #recordcollecting #pinkmoon #yes
 

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