Thoughts to Move Us ForwardTumblr (3.0; @myworldisafish)http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/What is our one demand? #OCCUPYWALLSTREET http://bit.ly/re9ENL— Adbusters Magazine (@Adbusters) July...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/44688630400http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/44688630400Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:22:30 -0500“Parks can be cleared. Non-violent protestors can be arrested. But no one can evict an...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/27966225798http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/27966225798Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:59:27 -0400occupyOWSoccupywallstreetsocial mediasocial movementThe media narrative of the 2012 presidential race began with one question: could Mitt Romney, the...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/22638448401http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/22638448401Tue, 08 May 2012 00:57:46 -0400presidential electionmedianarrativecoveragemitt romneynewt gingrichrepublicansbarack obamaGabriella’s journey from Mexico to the United States began with heartbreak. In November of 2002,...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/22414809522http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/22414809522Fri, 04 May 2012 20:54:11 -0400raceimmigrationwashington dcdrug warpoliticsObama vs. Boehner: Who Killed the Debt Deal?: After months of self-serving narratives and...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/20319790978http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/20319790978Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:19:00 -0400Part 1 of a story about Gabriella Soto, a Mexican immigrant living in DC, trying find her own...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/20213823330http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/20213823330Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:15:39 -0400immigrationracewashington dcpoliticschurchreligion<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-5v-8l1ksOI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The term “outsider” is so often stigmatized today. We associate it with people who we deem unconventional or incapable or who, plainly, do not fit in with the rest of us. Sometimes, though, outsiders claim to be best suited for certain roles. Think politicians; claiming to be a political outsider is not only a strong rhetorical move, but it is founded in a belief that bringing new ideas and perspectives to Washington will radically change it for the better. </p> <p><a href="http://www.jonahlehrer.com/">Jonah Lehrer</a>, in his new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Creativity-Works-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547386079">Imagine: How Creativity Works</a>, argues something similar; that separating yourself from the establishment and knowing ‘less’ is sometimes more beneficial and provides greater opportunity for success than working from within.</p> <p>The following quote is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Creativity-Works-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547386079"><i>Imagine</i></a><a></a>, where Lehrer discusses the research that backs up his claim. And more importantly, that creative genius often appears from those who step away from the action, ask the right questions, and push themselves outside of their comfort zone. </p> <blockquote>The world is full of natural outsiders, except we don’t call them outsiders; we refer to them as young people. The virtue of youth, after all, is that the young don’t know enough to be insiders, cynical with expertise. While such ignorance has all sorts of obvious drawbacks, it also comes with creative advantages, which is why so many fields, from physics to punk rock, have been defined by their most immature members. The young know less, which is why they often invent more.</blockquote> <p>In the video above, Lehrer expands on this point to the students of Willamette University at their Spring Commencement exercises.</p> <p>Remember, be an outsider. </p>http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/20126545360http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/20126545360Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:22:43 -0400jonah lehrercreativityoutsiderstigmanew yorkerwired“Believe in your neighbors, your friends, your family, your community. You’ll be amazed...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/18456981402http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/18456981402Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:29:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzvqhc27MK1r2o9g5o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>From <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/">The New Yorker</a></p>http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/18171958088http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/18171958088Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:15:00 -0500new yorkercartoonshumorchickenpicturefree-rangeCafé Area of Student Union, Davidson College. Davidson, North Carolina. February 9, 2012. Early...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/18147278599http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/18147278599Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:34:00 -0500racerace relationscollegedavidson collegeethnicityracismethnographyblackwhitehispanic“"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."” - Lao Zihttp://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17991022051http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17991022051Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:34:50 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzefzbzqe81r2o9g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chip and Bobbin.</p>http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17617372435http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17617372435Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:00 -0500dogsnew yorkerphotographyloveanimalsfriends<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzeabdl8sX1qzt7h7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17614395658http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17614395658Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:40:00 -0500“The unchanging element of these systems is racial inequality - that the subordinated races’ life...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17323224479http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17323224479Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:18:00 -0500racerace relationssocietyracializedoppression“If you have nothing to say, say nothing. — Mark Twain”http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17323054584http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17323054584Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:13:00 -0500TwainlanguageleadershipTalkingBusinessSpeechThe Educational Experiences That Change a Life: The intellectual glamour couple of Oak Forest High,...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17069699777http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17069699777Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:17:00 -0500educationnew york timesmichelle rheebloombergsocietyeducation reform“"For the newspaper is in all literalness the bible of democracy, the book out of which a...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17068544311http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/17068544311Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:56:04 -0500newspoliticsLippmannsocietyjournalismnewspaperdemocracybookpower<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys505cNaI1r2o9g5o1_r5_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We can only ever know part of our story. </p> <p>We know where we’ve been, what used to be, and, in some respects, who we are now. <br/> We know what we like, what we dislike, and what’s important to us.</p> <p>We don’t know where we’ll be, what will be, or who we’ll be. <br/> We don’t know the people we’ll meet or the people we’ll lose.</p> <p>What’s happened has happened and what will happen will. <br/> To know our past is to know part of our future. </p> <p>We can only ever know part of our story.<br/> But our story requires us to continue.</p> <p>Our story requires us to decide.<br/> Our story requires us to succeed. <br/> Our story requires us to begin.</p> <p>Our story requires us to end.</p>http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/16957370936http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/16957370936Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:22:34 -0500In the previous post, I discussed how the black-white color line has been embedded in American...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/16908293587http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/16908293587Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:17:48 -0500raceintegratesocietyintegrationblackwhitepoliticsimperativeracismeducationMost attempts to explain the significance of Barack Obama’s election focus on an all-or-nothing...http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/16511934826http://myworldisafish.tumblr.com/post/16511934826Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:00 -0500color lineracebarack obamaobamapost-racialamericapoliticssociety