Xander Pollock

Archive for June 2011

Luck is where preparation meets opportunity

Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger was reputed to have said: “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.”

Plato & Christianity

These are a few conclusions I made last year in a Philosophy class that I found scribbled on a piece of graph paper. They relate Western Philosophy (Theory of Forms & the state) to Christian theology. Plato’s perfect state compared with the Church 1. Preachers are Philosophers Lovers of Knowledge Knowledge = Forms Forms = [...]

Facebook Relationship Request

What a joy three years later to receive a relationship request.

Process > Product

I think at this point in my career, it’s more about developing a consistent process for doing work, than the actual work that I produce. The work probably won’t matter in 10 years, but the process will be what is insanely valuable.