Context

We’re all connected. We have the entire sum of human genius and misery at our fingertips. Given that, I’m constantly befuddled by people who don’t at least try to understand the whole, rather than just the parts. You have to understand the context of a thing to do anything with it. 

So, since this is all about me, let me help you understand my context. Lets go all the way back to my elementary school– an “alternative” school with an integrated curriculum. We weren’t taught discrete subjects in separate classrooms; we were taught how to wonder. How to learn. And we learned nothing in a vacuum– everything was related. For example: when we read a book about the revolutionary war, our art, science and writing projects related to the revolutionary war. That was invaluable preparation for life and business. Few things in our lives are ever truly done in a vacuum, and when presented with something, I always try to understand the “why” or the “so what” or the “what next”.

What next? Understanding without insight is like a guitar without strings: I’ve got this beautiful instrument, but all I can do is admire it. Insight is seeing patterns; connecting seemingly unrelated things, like mahogany and catgut, to create an instrument that can reflect the trials and triumphs of humanity.

So, now you know a little more about me and my story.