The Dawdler's Philosophy

Dawdler’s Classic is back!

In this episode we discuss margin haunting in light of the Decoding the Gurus "gurometer." Then we tour a couple frameworks Ryan has come up with for margin haunting. Plus we unveil a neologism you will want rush out right away and use in the world as soon as you learn it! Yes!

HAVE A GREAT DAY

-Dawds

00:03:23 - Evaluation of margin haunters with Decoding the Gurus podcast “gurometer.”

00:44:42 – Margin haunters are substandard to any paradigm.

01:09:01 – Wave fronts, memetic drift, and memetopoles.

Oh, the philosophical times they are a-changin'!!

"But HOW!?" you ask.

With the seasons...

And you thought it was all footnotes. Silly philosopher...

Preeeetty self-explanatory this time. Ryan goes over 10 things he hates, doesn't like, despises, etc., in nonfiction books. Harland does his best to disagree. 

Next episode: 10 things Ryan hates about devil's advocacy! Jk.

-Dawds

#1 Maps & Legends - Chapter Maps

#2 Show, Don't Tell, Nonfiction-style 

#3 Style & Substance - Epigraphs

#4 In The End - Footnotes & Endnotes

#5 Size Matters - Book Length

#6 E-mail Is Fine - Interviews & Narratives

#7 Story Time - Stories, Yes; Dialogue? Nah

#8 Apology Unaccepted - Using kid gloves with the reader around technical material.

#9 The Elephant In The Room - Little-to-no acknowledgement about popular and comparable ideas.

#10 Big Words, Little Context - Using uncommon phrases, words, and acronyms without giving them the appropriate context and slowing the pace and flow of the reading.

Whoo boy! Ryan is back in the swing of things with his kids in school and sports and ballet and covid and everyone's FREAKIN OUT! Harland is on a journey through the red states lookin' for a poker game or two. Apparently, Austin is nice...and hot. But they're back with your best interests in mind. Except there is no "mind" and they don't know what your interests are, let alone your best ones, because you won't tell them.

That's why they're doing a review of some core ideas. Now that they have 27.7 listeners they have to onboard all 26.7 of you newbies! 

They cover a framework they call "Modes of Inquiry." Then there's Ryan's baby, "Episodic Synchrony." And last, and very much least, Dr. Ought-opus and his idea, NME skepticism. Catch 'em all while you can!

And tell your friends!

Outside, triple masked, and 20 feet apart,

The Dawdlers

"Make a clear concise description of your podcast" they advise for this input. Umm... good luck with that. 

Another letter. Another obsessive and compulsive repeating of oneself over and over again. Ryan replies to Harland's reply because he can't help but indulge in his thoughts and justifications. Maybe Ryan misses the point. Maybe he's on point. Tune in to find out!

No one needed this. Few people wanted it. But here it is, world. Basically, we're standing near an on-ramp to the infosphere holding a black markered cardboard sign which reads, "Will podcast for beer - God jest you".  

Here I am,  never-minding my own business when I stub my toe on a liter litter bottle full of semantics.  Well how's about that?!  It's from my old buddy old pal Sci-Guy Ry-- what a nice surprise!

I should really not Dawdle too long and get back to him, lest remain least on the list of priorities!  

Feel free to listen in, dear old friends.  

We Dawdlers are as advertised. But we're back. Don't get all excited. 

In this new kind of episode Ryan Writes Harland a "letter." Will Harland write back?