Thoughts on this blog, and a perfect map
I developed this blog 3 months back, and never published anything. After reading so many articles on writing and learning in public, here I am — publishing.
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Disclaimer that I am not a specialist — Expect errors.
What's going on here?
I've been reading books, watching movies, shows, listening to podcasts & playing games. So as simple as it may sound, this blog is a tool to share the things I come across.
What I'm trying to do is to create maps as I understand the territory.
is a representation of the reality. It's a collection of observations and explanations that we have about reality. It's a metaphor for the things we KNOW. A meaningful accumulation of meanings.
Why do we need maps?
First to expand the scope of choices an individual can make. Then, to take better decisions. Hence, to have better life.
A perfect map
A perfect map would serve no purpose if it were a one-to-one replica of reality. Therefore, the map's utility in abstracting the data to better explain this complex reality is what makes it perfect.
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A note to myself and the reader
A perfect map requires research and synthesis.
I'm a perfectionist. For the past few years, I've been striving to develop that perfect map to show, and while the perfect map may exist, the path to get there is a little different. A perfect map is made up of many little perfect maps. So, the best approach is to first create several small accurate maps and then connect.
Of course, what I've written here isn't exactly groundbreaking. The goal beforehand is to put everything that comes to mind out there and see what emerges.
Few lines from a Leonard Cohen poem,
Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack, a crack, in everything.
That's how the light gets in.
I will try to make bold conjectures & I will try to do what I say.
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