Writer of books and plays. Also: geek, chap, dad, absurdist. Nothing here reflects the views of my employers, publishers, family, friends, children, pets et alTumblr (3.0; @scottkandrews)http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/<a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/people-timbuktu-save-manuscripts-invaders">People of Timbuktu save manuscripts from invaders</a>: <p>Heartbreaking and inspirational at the same time.</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/42345288037http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/42345288037Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:38:50 -0500“You need to remove from your life the day-to-day problems that absorb most people for meaningful parts of their day. ‘You’ll see I wear only gray or blue suits,’ he said.’I’m trying to pare down decisions. I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.’ He mentioned research that shows the simple act of making decisions degrades one’s ability to make further decisions. It’s why shopping is so exhausting. ‘You need to focus your decision-making energy. You need to routinize yourself. You can’t be going through the day distracted by trivia.’”<br/><br/> - <em><p><strong>Barack Obama</strong> on optimizing decision-making, excerpted from Michael Lewis’s fantastic <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/10/michael-lewis-profile-barack-obama"><em>Vanity Fair</em> profile</a> of the President.</p> <p>More on <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2010/11/05/choice-decisions-books/">the psychology of how we make decisions</a>.</p> <p><em>(<a href="http://www.curatorscode.org">ᔥ</a> <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/09/to-pare-down-decisions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Swissmiss%20(swissmiss)&utm_content=Google%20Reader">swissmiss</a>)</em></p></em>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/34165801123http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/34165801123Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:52:21 -0400<a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/alan-white/2012/10/life-after-twitterstorm">Life after a Twitterstorm</a>: <p>Sobering</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33704836574http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33704836574Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:27:33 -0400<a href="http://world.time.com/2012/10/09/how-latin-america-may-lead-the-world-in-decriminalizing-drug-use/">How Latin America May Lead the World in Decriminalizing Drug Use | World | TIME.com</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33295212283http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33295212283Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:37:57 -0400<a href="http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1563">Screenwriter Jon Spaihts On The Prometheus That Never Was</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33232538206http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33232538206Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:03:43 -0400<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/the-man-who-volunteered-for-auschwitz/263083/">The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz - David de Sola - The Atlantic</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33227016700http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33227016700Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:54:44 -0400<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/intelligence-and-the-stereotype-threat.html?_r=1&">Intelligence and the Stereotype Threat - NYTimes.com</a>: <p>Kind of demolishes everything Gove is doing in one, succinct article.</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33226775306http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/33226775306Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:44:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbewmeQAnn1rwkuigo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>He’s got the whole world in his hands! (it’s Clive again, btw) (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Foreign and Commonwealth Office)</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32929763227http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32929763227Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:51:50 -0400<a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/skills/how-to-use-social-media-in-newsgathering/s7/a550556/">How to: use social media in newsgathering | How to succeed in journalism | Journalism.co.uk</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32800345133http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32800345133Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:14:30 -0400<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/sadydoyle/on-bruce-springsteen-and-disappointing-fathers">On Bruce Springsteen And Disappointing Fathers</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32332266643http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32332266643Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:04:49 -0400<a href="http://rookiemag.com/2012/09/on-falling-apart/">Rookie » On Falling Apart</a>: <p>Brave, compelling piece on being diagnosed bi-polar.</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32265730717http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32265730717Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:47:47 -0400<a href="http://www.traynorseye.com/2012/09/meeting-troll.html">Traynor's Eye: Meeting A Troll...</a>: <p>Stunning, sobering piece.</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32257238747http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/32257238747Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:52:07 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9qz81T0wN1qzgghfo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9qz81T0wN1qzgghfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://heyfunniest.com/post/30793247125">heyfunniest</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Parenting:</em> <strong>You just won</strong></p> </blockquote>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/31978702135http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/31978702135Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:57:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_macl35pa0s1rwkuigo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The taste of TERROR! (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/31526549190http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/31526549190Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:13:53 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VShmtsLhkQg?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>John Cleese on Creativity (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg">wuvwebs</a>)</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29119437894http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29119437894Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:43:28 -0400<a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/08/09/how_huge_food_corporations_will_make_upcoming_food_price_hikes_even_worse_salpart/print/">Print: » Food corporations’ big drought play » Print - Salon.com</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29117505925http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29117505925Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:24:55 -0400<a href="http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2012/08/stop-calling-sherlock-a-sociopath-psychologist-maria-konnikova">Stop Calling Sherlock a Sociopath! Thanks, a Psychologist.</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29055296322http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29055296322Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:23:33 -0400<a href="http://olympics.time.com/2012/08/08/give-the-bbc-a-gold-medal-a-love-letter-to-britains-olympic-broadcaster/">Give the BBC a Gold Medal: A Love Letter to Britain’s Olympic Broadcaster | Olympics | TIME.com</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29046755720http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/29046755720Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:49:14 -0400<a href="http://scriptangel.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/dont-denigrate-mainstream-drama-writers-peter-bowker/">Don’t Denigrate Mainstream Drama Writers – Peter Bowker | Scriptangel's Blog</a>: <p>Chock full of wisdom and truth, the great Peter Bowker on the quiet ambition of great mainstream TV writing.</p>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/28977767619http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/28977767619Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:35:40 -0400<a href="http://dearteenme.com/2012/06/15/dear-teen-me-from-bryony-pearce-angels-fury/">Dear Teen Me from Bryony Pearce (ANGEL’S FURY) | Dear Teen Me</a>http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/28348198398http://scottkandrews.tumblr.com/post/28348198398Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:16:38 -0400