Derek V. Schmalenberger

My interests / matterings

• rewilding / preventing ecosystem degradation
• conflict prevention and resolution
• linguistic structures that aid comprehension
• knowledge presentation for encoding and recall
• managing cognitive resources
• persuasion via honesty and thoroughness (clarity)
• collaboration procedures and communication protocols

What I consider fundamental virtues

• considerateness
• balance
• tact
• honesty
• prioritization
• composure
• intellectual thoroughness
• skill in traversing the abstraction ladder

Questions I consider important

• What do I really know?
• What do I really control?
• What is important to me?
• What assumptions am I making?
• What am I trying to accomplish?
• What are the consequences of thinking this way?

Contact

derek.exposed.shrug355 at passinbox dot com