Archive - Functionally Imperative

Some Thoughts on the Shortcomings of Stoicism.

In September of 2024, I stepped back from writing weekly to clear my mind.

Jun 22 •

May 2025

Long-term Free thinking is more important than short-term correctness.

Being correct is boring.

May 31 •

April 2025

Metamodernism, Play, and Growth | A Conversation with Robert Kelley

The Functionally Imperative Podcast is dedicated to exploring play, creativity, and autotelic pursuits.

Apr 28 •

1:43:34

September 2024

Slowing things down.

I have big plans for Functionally Imperative, but to pull them off, I’ve decided to slow things down to reach my goals.

Sep 13, 2024 •

What if the universe is pseudo-random?

True Randomness in the universe is widely accepted in physics, and understandably so.

Sep 6, 2024 •

August 2024

TIL Conventional Comments

I love it when I find things that seem obvious after discovering them, but I had no idea they existed before.

Aug 31, 2024 •

Organizations which design systems (in the broad sense used here) are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of…

Aug 24, 2024 •

The Transformational Power of Weak Connascence (Part 1)

I hope you enjoy the post this week.

Aug 17, 2024 •

Trusting your intuition.

It’s crucial to make time for autotelic pursuits — those activities that are inherently rewarding for their own sake.

Aug 10, 2024 •

The way we shape our stories, by including or omitting details, can completely transform their impact.

Aug 2, 2024 •

July 2024

Jetlagged and grumpy

Jul 26, 2024 •

Travel and inspiration

Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.

Jul 19, 2024 •

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