Definition: Meta-procrastination, Compensatory Conviction, Zeigarnik Effect, Getting-into Time, Idea Doubt, Vuja De

April 4, 2020February 2, 2020Digital Citizen Leave a comment

Me in a 15 minute talk, essentially.

Meta-procrastination

(superior) procrastination where one creates activities for procrastination, then procrastinate in performing them

Compensatory conviction

Development of a passion for something that distracts you from your current serious uncertainty on what to do next

Zeigarnik effect

How we have a better memory for incomplete rather than complete tasks because you check off the latter to forget about it

Getting-into time

Time it takes you to get back into something from where you left off

Idea Doubt

Doubt that is energizing because it causes you to want to test, experiment, and refine, to get it right, knowing the first batch will almost always be crappy

Vuja De

Is when you look at something you’ve seen many times before and all of a sudden see it with fresh eyes

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Definition: Tetrarchy, Co-emperors, Augustus (title), Caesar (title), Spandrel

April 3, 2020February 2, 2020Digital Citizen Leave a comment

What an interesting concept, and very unlike the Romans, to me, from what I had been taught and learned about them regarding war, power, macho and idealized image… to share power!

Tetrarchy

One system of government of the ancient Roman Empire where power was split among 4 Co-emperors, 1 senior and junior each on the each and west sides of the vast empire

Co-emperor

One of several emperors sharing power in the Tetrarchy

Augustus (title)

A senior co-emperor in the Tetrarchy

Caesar (title)

A junior co-emperor in the Tetrarchy

Spandrel

The almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, and the corner that fills out the side and top to make the arch rectangular in overall shape

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Definition: Sunny-day Flooding, Radiative or Climate Forcing, Cloud Parameterization, Insolation, Four Way Test, Rotarians

April 2, 2020February 2, 2020Digital Citizen Leave a comment

One talk, complex science, modern phenomena, and deep philosophy!

Btw, there’s a new building in Halifax I know that’s going to be prone to sunny day flooding… but nobody seems to be listening.

Radiative or climate forcing

The difference between insolation absorbed by the Earth and energy radiated back to space

Insolation

Sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface, or is absorbed by it

(Cloud) parameterization

Method of replacing (cloud) processes that are too small-scale or complex to be physically represented in the (atmospheric) model by a simplified process

Rotarians

Rotary Club members

Four Way Test

A nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships (Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?)