Buckets

August 2, 2026By Travisinnovative things, psychology, behavior, and other science things

Buckets are easy. It’s easy to put things in buckets. The green item goes in the green bucket. The square goes with the other squares. Buckets are easy to explain. “I had a round widget so naturally I placed it with the other round widgets.” Clean. Simple. “Huh… Why, yes. Putting like things together seems … Read More

Bridging tools & perspectives into actionable strategies

August 1, 2025By Travispsychology, behavior, and other science things, story time

How to polymath in a world biased toward linearity and specialists Being a generalist or polymath can be…frustrating. 😂 But, it’s rewarding if we’re able to bridge the diverse set of tools & perspectives into actionable strategies. Here’s one example of this in the context of storytelling that I’ve encountered lately: https://travisandrewtatman.substack.com/p/bridging-tools-and-perspectives-into I don’t have the answers … Read More