Aim at Mathematics, and you get Philosophy thrown in. Aim at Philosophy and you get neither. (cf: “Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” — C. S. Lewis)
keywords: life, philosophy

The infinitesimal and the impersonal are two sides of the same coin.
keywords: General Systems Theory

(re: the chaos of a relocation)
Efficiency takes a hike as soon as you do.
keywords: entropy, moving, 3 moves is like a fire

The mls trumping the gls is the basis of the importance of ‘muscle memory’ even for academic tasks, such as factoring a polynomial.
keywords: Kurt Lewin, Social Psychology

The mls trumping the gls is the basis of the importance of one’s pose during prayer, a point made by C. S. Lewis. (Lewis takes Coleridge to task over this, but, I think, unfairly. They were, I think, talking about different things.)
keywords: Kurt Lewin, Social Psychology

The mls trumping the gls is the basis of the fact that you can destroy a country by bombing, but to control a country you have to put boots on the ground.
keywords: Kurt Lewin, Social Psychology

The school-marmish prohibition against so-called ‘dangling participles’ is just an instance of trying to stovepipe grammar for administrative convenience. Sure, there are some ridiculous example of such, but by and large they are a routine and necessary part of rapid / concise communication. Here is an example:
Please,
Latch
Door
When
Occupied
keywords: linguistics, rules, English as actually used