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The List on the Refrigerator
Every kitchen has some version of it: the list on the refrigerator, held up by a magnet from a pizza place that closed two summers ago. Call the dentist. Eggs. A birthday card for Ruth. Renew the plates. Each line is a small promise pointed at the future, and each line will be crossed off or quietly rewritten next week. Now ask a different question about the same kitchen: what is the refrigerator for? That answer hasn't changed in decades and won't change with the list. The list is intention. The humming box behind it is purpose. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/09/24/the-list-on-the-refrigerator/
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The List on the Refrigerator
Every kitchen has some version of it: the list on the refrigerator, held up by a magnet from a pizza place that closed two summers ago. Call the dentist. Eggs. A birthday card for Ruth. Renew the plates. Each line is a small promise pointed at the future, and each line will be crossed off or quietly rewritten next week. Now ask a different question about the same kitchen: what is the refrigerator for? That answer hasn't changed in decades and won't change with the list. The list is intention. The humming box behind it is purpose. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/09/24/the-list-on-the-refrigerator/
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The List on the Refrigerator
Every kitchen has some version of it: the list on the refrigerator, held up by a magnet from a pizza place that closed two summers ago. Call the dentist. Eggs. A birthday card for Ruth. Renew the plates. Each line is a small promise pointed at the future, and each line will be crossed off or quietly rewritten next week. Now ask a different question about the same kitchen: what is the refrigerator for? That answer hasn't changed in decades and won't change with the list. The list is intention. The humming box behind it is purpose. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/09/24/the-list-on-the-refrigerator/
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The List on the Refrigerator
Every kitchen has some version of it: the list on the refrigerator, held up by a magnet from a pizza place that closed two summers ago. Call the dentist. Eggs. A birthday card for Ruth. Renew the plates. Each line is a small promise pointed at the future, and each line will be crossed off or quietly rewritten next week. Now ask a different question about the same kitchen: what is the refrigerator for? That answer hasn't changed in decades and won't change with the list. The list is intention. The humming box behind it is purpose. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/09/24/the-list-on-the-refrigerator/
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The List on the Refrigerator
Every kitchen has some version of it: the list on the refrigerator, held up by a magnet from a pizza place that closed two summers ago. Call the dentist. Eggs. A birthday card for Ruth. Renew the plates. Each line is a small promise pointed at the future, and each line will be crossed off or quietly rewritten next week. Now ask a different question about the same kitchen: what is the refrigerator for? That answer hasn't changed in decades and won't change with the list. The list is intention. The humming box behind it is purpose. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/09/24/the-list-on-the-refrigerator/
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Ikigai by Yukari Mitsuhashi, 2018
Giving Every Day Meaning and Joy
Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept that embodies happiness in living. It is, essentially, the reason that you get up in the morning. This book is about finding your ikigai - identifying your purpose or passion and using this knowledge to achieve greater happiness in your life.
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Ikigai by Yukari Mitsuhashi, 2018
Giving Every Day Meaning and Joy
Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept that embodies happiness in living. It is, essentially, the reason that you get up in the morning. This book is about finding your ikigai - identifying your purpose or passion and using this knowledge to achieve greater happiness in your life.
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Ikigai by Yukari Mitsuhashi, 2018
Giving Every Day Meaning and Joy
Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept that embodies happiness in living. It is, essentially, the reason that you get up in the morning. This book is about finding your ikigai - identifying your purpose or passion and using this knowledge to achieve greater happiness in your life.
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Ikigai by Yukari Mitsuhashi, 2018
Giving Every Day Meaning and Joy
Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept that embodies happiness in living. It is, essentially, the reason that you get up in the morning. This book is about finding your ikigai - identifying your purpose or passion and using this knowledge to achieve greater happiness in your life.
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Ikigai by Yukari Mitsuhashi, 2018
Giving Every Day Meaning and Joy
Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept that embodies happiness in living. It is, essentially, the reason that you get up in the morning. This book is about finding your ikigai - identifying your purpose or passion and using this knowledge to achieve greater happiness in your life.
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https://www.alojapan.com/1540694/aku-jejak-rahsia-hidup-100-tahun-di-pulau-okinawa-jepun/ Aku Jejak Rahsia Hidup 100 Tahun Di Pulau Okinawa! | Jepun #BudayaJepun #CaraHidupSihatOkinawa #EMINOMISE #Ikigai #KarateOkinawa #MakananSihatOkinawa #moai #Nago #NagoDestinations #NagoTour #NagoTravel #NagoTrip #NagoVacation #OkinawaBlueZone #OkinawaJepun #PanjangUmur #PasarJepunYanbaru #PelanconganOkinawa #PulauJepun #RahsiaHidup100Tahun #SakeAwamoriJepun #SenamanRajioTaiso #TipSihat #TravelJepun #名護 Aku Jejak Rahsia Hidup 100 Tahun Di Pula
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https://www.alojapan.com/1540694/aku-jejak-rahsia-hidup-100-tahun-di-pulau-okinawa-jepun/ Aku Jejak Rahsia Hidup 100 Tahun Di Pulau Okinawa! | Jepun #BudayaJepun #CaraHidupSihatOkinawa #EMINOMISE #Ikigai #KarateOkinawa #MakananSihatOkinawa #moai #Nago #NagoDestinations #NagoTour #NagoTravel #NagoTrip #NagoVacation #OkinawaBlueZone #OkinawaJepun #PanjangUmur #PasarJepunYanbaru #PelanconganOkinawa #PulauJepun #RahsiaHidup100Tahun #SakeAwamoriJepun #SenamanRajioTaiso #TipSihat #TravelJepun #名護 Aku Jejak Rahsia Hidup 100 Tahun Di Pula
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Scheduler on webpage built from served OpenAPI model converted from self-described Turtle descriptions of endpoints. Pushes requests to a tuplespace workflow. Signed portable Lisp code.
Self-stored synced calendars allow slots to be selected heuristically where possible or via LLMs if needed. Additions/updates dropped in emacs org mode calendars.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Scheduler on webpage built from served OpenAPI model converted from self-described Turtle descriptions of endpoints. Pushes requests to a tuplespace workflow. Signed portable Lisp code.
Self-stored synced calendars allow slots to be selected heuristically where possible or via LLMs if needed. Additions/updates dropped in emacs org mode calendars.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Scheduler on webpage built from served OpenAPI model converted from self-described Turtle descriptions of endpoints. Pushes requests to a tuplespace workflow. Signed portable Lisp code.
Self-stored synced calendars allow slots to be selected heuristically where possible or via LLMs if needed. Additions/updates dropped in emacs org mode calendars.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Scheduler on webpage built from served OpenAPI model converted from self-described Turtle descriptions of endpoints. Pushes requests to a tuplespace workflow. Signed portable Lisp code.
Self-stored synced calendars allow slots to be selected heuristically where possible or via LLMs if needed. Additions/updates dropped in emacs org mode calendars.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Scheduler on webpage built from served OpenAPI model converted from self-described Turtle descriptions of endpoints. Pushes requests to a tuplespace workflow. Signed portable Lisp code.
Self-stored synced calendars allow slots to be selected heuristically where possible or via LLMs if needed. Additions/updates dropped in emacs org mode calendars.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Semantic CMS serving tagged bookmarks, books (with links into hosted Zotero), presentations, soon emacs org notes.
Book mark checker finds stale links, book checker suggests tags from Open Library and LLM.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Semantic CMS serving tagged bookmarks, books (with links into hosted Zotero), presentations, soon emacs org notes.
Book mark checker finds stale links, book checker suggests tags from Open Library and LLM.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Semantic CMS serving tagged bookmarks, books (with links into hosted Zotero), presentations, soon emacs org notes.
Book mark checker finds stale links, book checker suggests tags from Open Library and LLM.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Semantic CMS serving tagged bookmarks, books (with links into hosted Zotero), presentations, soon emacs org notes.
Book mark checker finds stale links, book checker suggests tags from Open Library and LLM.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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Semantic CMS serving tagged bookmarks, books (with links into hosted Zotero), presentations, soon emacs org notes.
Book mark checker finds stale links, book checker suggests tags from Open Library and LLM.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing #webassembly #wasm
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A demo running in a browser on a phone via WebAssembly. Takes advantage of browser capabilities to satisfy certain resources.
Web demo:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-web-demo/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
#webassembly #wasm -
A demo running in a browser on a phone via WebAssembly. Takes advantage of browser capabilities to satisfy certain resources.
Web demo:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-web-demo/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
#webassembly #wasm -
A demo running in a browser on a phone via WebAssembly. Takes advantage of browser capabilities to satisfy certain resources.
Web demo:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-web-demo/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
#webassembly #wasm -
A demo running in a browser on a phone via WebAssembly. Takes advantage of browser capabilities to satisfy certain resources.
Web demo:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-web-demo/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
#webassembly #wasm -
A demo running in a browser on a phone via WebAssembly. Takes advantage of browser capabilities to satisfy certain resources.
Web demo:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-web-demo/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Another view:
HTMX-browsing of a development server wrapping repositories with resource abstractions. Versioned explanations captured as linked data overlays allowing for queries connecting code, to repositories, to reviews. W3C Annotation overlays.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Another view:
HTMX-browsing of a development server wrapping repositories with resource abstractions. Versioned explanations captured as linked data overlays allowing for queries connecting code, to repositories, to reviews. W3C Annotation overlays.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Another view:
HTMX-browsing of a development server wrapping repositories with resource abstractions. Versioned explanations captured as linked data overlays allowing for queries connecting code, to repositories, to reviews. W3C Annotation overlays.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Another view:
HTMX-browsing of a development server wrapping repositories with resource abstractions. Versioned explanations captured as linked data overlays allowing for queries connecting code, to repositories, to reviews. W3C Annotation overlays.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Another view:
HTMX-browsing of a development server wrapping repositories with resource abstractions. Versioned explanations captured as linked data overlays allowing for queries connecting code, to repositories, to reviews. W3C Annotation overlays.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Very small applied view: The image shows emacs integration, resolving resources over secure network channels, LLM explanations of code bases.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Very small applied view: The image shows emacs integration, resolving resources over secure network channels, LLM explanations of code bases.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Very small applied view: The image shows emacs integration, resolving resources over secure network channels, LLM explanations of code bases.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Very small applied view: The image shows emacs integration, resolving resources over secure network channels, LLM explanations of code bases.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Very small applied view: The image shows emacs integration, resolving resources over secure network channels, LLM explanations of code bases.
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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I’ve been working on something that I’ve been imagining for years. It’s early days and not quite ready for on-boarding new folks but it’s moving quickly. Enough people were asking that I put together a quick tutorial to show the basic ideas. The reality is much bigger and more interesting and I will be showing ever more of that in the coming days.
The tutorial:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-tutorial/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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I’ve been working on something that I’ve been imagining for years. It’s early days and not quite ready for on-boarding new folks but it’s moving quickly. Enough people were asking that I put together a quick tutorial to show the basic ideas. The reality is much bigger and more interesting and I will be showing ever more of that in the coming days.
The tutorial:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-tutorial/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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I’ve been working on something that I’ve been imagining for years. It’s early days and not quite ready for on-boarding new folks but it’s moving quickly. Enough people were asking that I put together a quick tutorial to show the basic ideas. The reality is much bigger and more interesting and I will be showing ever more of that in the coming days.
The tutorial:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-tutorial/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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I’ve been working on something that I’ve been imagining for years. It’s early days and not quite ready for on-boarding new folks but it’s moving quickly. Enough people were asking that I put together a quick tutorial to show the basic ideas. The reality is much bigger and more interesting and I will be showing ever more of that in the coming days.
The tutorial:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-tutorial/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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I’ve been working on something that I’ve been imagining for years. It’s early days and not quite ready for on-boarding new folks but it’s moving quickly. Enough people were asking that I put together a quick tutorial to show the basic ideas. The reality is much bigger and more interesting and I will be showing ever more of that in the coming days.
The tutorial:
https://ikigai-rs.github.io/ikigai-tutorial/
#ikigai #oss #emacs #web #linkeddata #roc #resourceorientedcomputing
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Discussed Venn diagrams with a couple of friends this morning, especially in the context of illustrating the utility of including all 3 or 4 of a specific set of design principles when creating certain kinds of things, and learned about the difference between Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams.
In short:
* a Venn diagram shows ALL possible relationships between different sets
* an Euler diagram shows only some relationships between different sets, typically focused on conveying relevant or the more important relationships
If you want to dive into their history and why these differences matter, bookmark (or open new tab) this Scientific American article to rabbithole later:
* https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/venn-diagrams-history-and-popularity-outside-of-math-explained/
In pop culture and media, nearly any diagram of overlapping circles with labeled regions is (errantly) referred to as a “Venn diagram”.
This is imprecise at best, outright incorrect in many cases, especially diagrams of four circles.
A classic example is the “Ikigai” diagram:
Many (examples below) call this a Venn diagram. It is not a Venn diagram. It is an Euler diagram.
The Ikigai diagram fails to express two specific relationships between different sets, the two that contain opposing side circles but neither of the other two. The missing Ikigai sets relationships in particular:
1. only “you are good at” AND “the world needs” (with neither of the other two)
2. only “you love” AND “you can be paid for” (again with neither of the other two)
If you Google web search for "examples of four circle venn diagrams", Gemini gets this wrong:
And so do the majority of articles that Google shows in top results (which I’m not helping by linking here, but hey it’s Google’s job to fix its search quality, not mine. I was able to use Internet Archive links for two of them at least.)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823204717/https://boardmix.com/knowledge/4-circle-venn-diagrams/
* https://miro.com/templates/4-circle-venn-diagram/ (Miro’s own top template there is wrong, though others have contributed proper 4 set Venn diagrams)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823205434/https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/venn-4-circles-diagram
* https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/EW_venndiagram_4
This has interesting implications for expertise and trust.
Clearly by this one example search result, we cannot trust the expertise of "design tool" websites (boardmix, miro), nor stock photo websites.
Nor can we trust educationworld as a place to be educated.
Nor can we trust Google Search (or Google Gemini) to surface expertise above popular misconceptions.
Perhaps a good example of when to use Wikipedia search instead of Google (or other generic) web search.
Personally I generalize this example to “all proper nouns”, that is:
* Wikipedia search proper nouns instead Google or other general web searching.
You can make this more convenient by setting up “w” as a search shortcut for Wikipedia: https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox
For reference / more reading on Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_diagram
#Venn #diagram #diagrams #VennDiagram #VennDiagrams #EulerDiagram #setTheory #relationships #Ikigai #fourCircles #fourCirclesVenn #fourCirclesVennDiagram #misconception #popMisconception #Google #GoogleSearch #GoogleWebSearch #webSearch #search #Gemini #GoogleGemini #GeminiWrong #expertise #trust #webTrust #Wikipedia
#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 -
Discussed Venn diagrams with a couple of friends this morning, especially in the context of illustrating the utility of including all 3 or 4 of a specific set of design principles when creating certain kinds of things, and learned about the difference between Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams.
In short:
* a Venn diagram shows ALL possible relationships between different sets
* an Euler diagram shows only some relationships between different sets, typically focused on conveying relevant or the more important relationships
If you want to dive into their history and why these differences matter, bookmark (or open new tab) this Scientific American article to rabbithole later:
* https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/venn-diagrams-history-and-popularity-outside-of-math-explained/
In pop culture and media, nearly any diagram of overlapping circles with labeled regions is (errantly) referred to as a “Venn diagram”.
This is imprecise at best, outright incorrect in many cases, especially diagrams of four circles.
A classic example is the “Ikigai” diagram:
Many (examples below) call this a Venn diagram. It is not a Venn diagram. It is an Euler diagram.
The Ikigai diagram fails to express two specific relationships between different sets, the two that contain opposing side circles but neither of the other two. The missing Ikigai sets relationships in particular:
1. only “you are good at” AND “the world needs” (with neither of the other two)
2. only “you love” AND “you can be paid for” (again with neither of the other two)
If you Google web search for "examples of four circle venn diagrams", Gemini gets this wrong:
And so do the majority of articles that Google shows in top results (which I’m not helping by linking here, but hey it’s Google’s job to fix its search quality, not mine. I was able to use Internet Archive links for two of them at least.)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823204717/https://boardmix.com/knowledge/4-circle-venn-diagrams/
* https://miro.com/templates/4-circle-venn-diagram/ (Miro’s own top template there is wrong, though others have contributed proper 4 set Venn diagrams)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823205434/https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/venn-4-circles-diagram
* https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/EW_venndiagram_4
This has interesting implications for expertise and trust.
Clearly by this one example search result, we cannot trust the expertise of "design tool" websites (boardmix, miro), nor stock photo websites.
Nor can we trust educationworld as a place to be educated.
Nor can we trust Google Search (or Google Gemini) to surface expertise above popular misconceptions.
Perhaps a good example of when to use Wikipedia search instead of Google (or other generic) web search.
Personally I generalize this example to “all proper nouns”, that is:
* Wikipedia search proper nouns instead Google or other general web searching.
You can make this more convenient by setting up “w” as a search shortcut for Wikipedia: https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox
For reference / more reading on Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_diagram
#Venn #diagram #diagrams #VennDiagram #VennDiagrams #EulerDiagram #setTheory #relationships #Ikigai #fourCircles #fourCirclesVenn #fourCirclesVennDiagram #misconception #popMisconception #Google #GoogleSearch #GoogleWebSearch #webSearch #search #Gemini #GoogleGemini #GeminiWrong #expertise #trust #webTrust #Wikipedia
#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 -
Discussed Venn diagrams with a couple of friends this morning, especially in the context of illustrating the utility of including all 3 or 4 of a specific set of design principles when creating certain kinds of things, and learned about the difference between Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams.
In short:
* a Venn diagram shows ALL possible relationships between different sets
* an Euler diagram shows only some relationships between different sets, typically focused on conveying relevant or the more important relationships
If you want to dive into their history and why these differences matter, bookmark (or open new tab) this Scientific American article to rabbithole later:
* https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/venn-diagrams-history-and-popularity-outside-of-math-explained/
In pop culture and media, nearly any diagram of overlapping circles with labeled regions is (errantly) referred to as a “Venn diagram”.
This is imprecise at best, outright incorrect in many cases, especially diagrams of four circles.
A classic example is the “Ikigai” diagram:
Many (examples below) call this a Venn diagram. It is not a Venn diagram. It is an Euler diagram.
The Ikigai diagram fails to express two specific relationships between different sets, the two that contain opposing side circles but neither of the other two. The missing Ikigai sets relationships in particular:
1. only “you are good at” AND “the world needs” (with neither of the other two)
2. only “you love” AND “you can be paid for” (again with neither of the other two)
If you Google web search for "examples of four circle venn diagrams", Gemini gets this wrong:
And so do the majority of articles that Google shows in top results (which I’m not helping by linking here, but hey it’s Google’s job to fix its search quality, not mine. I was able to use Internet Archive links for two of them at least.)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823204717/https://boardmix.com/knowledge/4-circle-venn-diagrams/
* https://miro.com/templates/4-circle-venn-diagram/ (Miro’s own top template there is wrong, though others have contributed proper 4 set Venn diagrams)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823205434/https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/venn-4-circles-diagram
* https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/EW_venndiagram_4
This has interesting implications for expertise and trust.
Clearly by this one example search result, we cannot trust the expertise of "design tool" websites (boardmix, miro), nor stock photo websites.
Nor can we trust educationworld as a place to be educated.
Nor can we trust Google Search (or Google Gemini) to surface expertise above popular misconceptions.
Perhaps a good example of when to use Wikipedia search instead of Google (or other generic) web search.
Personally I generalize this example to “all proper nouns”, that is:
* Wikipedia search proper nouns instead Google or other general web searching.
You can make this more convenient by setting up “w” as a search shortcut for Wikipedia: https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox
For reference / more reading on Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_diagram
#Venn #diagram #diagrams #VennDiagram #VennDiagrams #EulerDiagram #setTheory #relationships #Ikigai #fourCircles #fourCirclesVenn #fourCirclesVennDiagram #misconception #popMisconception #Google #GoogleSearch #GoogleWebSearch #webSearch #search #Gemini #GoogleGemini #GeminiWrong #expertise #trust #webTrust #Wikipedia
#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 -
Discussed Venn diagrams with a couple of friends this morning, especially in the context of illustrating the utility of including all 3 or 4 of a specific set of design principles when creating certain kinds of things, and learned about the difference between Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams.
In short:
* a Venn diagram shows ALL possible relationships between different sets
* an Euler diagram shows only some relationships between different sets, typically focused on conveying relevant or the more important relationships
If you want to dive into their history and why these differences matter, bookmark (or open new tab) this Scientific American article to rabbithole later:
* https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/venn-diagrams-history-and-popularity-outside-of-math-explained/
In pop culture and media, nearly any diagram of overlapping circles with labeled regions is (errantly) referred to as a “Venn diagram”.
This is imprecise at best, outright incorrect in many cases, especially diagrams of four circles.
A classic example is the “Ikigai” diagram:
Many (examples below) call this a Venn diagram. It is not a Venn diagram. It is an Euler diagram.
The Ikigai diagram fails to express two specific relationships between different sets, the two that contain opposing side circles but neither of the other two. The missing Ikigai sets relationships in particular:
1. only “you are good at” AND “the world needs” (with neither of the other two)
2. only “you love” AND “you can be paid for” (again with neither of the other two)
If you Google web search for "examples of four circle venn diagrams", Gemini gets this wrong:
And so do the majority of articles that Google shows in top results (which I’m not helping by linking here, but hey it’s Google’s job to fix its search quality, not mine. I was able to use Internet Archive links for two of them at least.)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823204717/https://boardmix.com/knowledge/4-circle-venn-diagrams/
* https://miro.com/templates/4-circle-venn-diagram/ (Miro’s own top template there is wrong, though others have contributed proper 4 set Venn diagrams)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823205434/https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/venn-4-circles-diagram
* https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/EW_venndiagram_4
This has interesting implications for expertise and trust.
Clearly by this one example search result, we cannot trust the expertise of "design tool" websites (boardmix, miro), nor stock photo websites.
Nor can we trust educationworld as a place to be educated.
Nor can we trust Google Search (or Google Gemini) to surface expertise above popular misconceptions.
Perhaps a good example of when to use Wikipedia search instead of Google (or other generic) web search.
Personally I generalize this example to “all proper nouns”, that is:
* Wikipedia search proper nouns instead Google or other general web searching.
You can make this more convenient by setting up “w” as a search shortcut for Wikipedia: https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox
For reference / more reading on Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_diagram
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Discussed Venn diagrams with a couple of friends this morning, especially in the context of illustrating the utility of including all 3 or 4 of a specific set of design principles when creating certain kinds of things, and learned about the difference between Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams.
In short:
* a Venn diagram shows ALL possible relationships between different sets
* an Euler diagram shows only some relationships between different sets, typically focused on conveying relevant or the more important relationships
If you want to dive into their history and why these differences matter, bookmark (or open new tab) this Scientific American article to rabbithole later:
* https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/venn-diagrams-history-and-popularity-outside-of-math-explained/
In pop culture and media, nearly any diagram of overlapping circles with labeled regions is (errantly) referred to as a “Venn diagram”.
This is imprecise at best, outright incorrect in many cases, especially diagrams of four circles.
A classic example is the “Ikigai” diagram:
Many (examples below) call this a Venn diagram. It is not a Venn diagram. It is an Euler diagram.
The Ikigai diagram fails to express two specific relationships between different sets, the two that contain opposing side circles but neither of the other two. The missing Ikigai sets relationships in particular:
1. only “you are good at” AND “the world needs” (with neither of the other two)
2. only “you love” AND “you can be paid for” (again with neither of the other two)
If you Google web search for "examples of four circle venn diagrams", Gemini gets this wrong:
And so do the majority of articles that Google shows in top results (which I’m not helping by linking here, but hey it’s Google’s job to fix its search quality, not mine. I was able to use Internet Archive links for two of them at least.)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823204717/https://boardmix.com/knowledge/4-circle-venn-diagrams/
* https://miro.com/templates/4-circle-venn-diagram/ (Miro’s own top template there is wrong, though others have contributed proper 4 set Venn diagrams)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823205434/https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/venn-4-circles-diagram
* https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/EW_venndiagram_4
This has interesting implications for expertise and trust.
Clearly by this one example search result, we cannot trust the expertise of "design tool" websites (boardmix, miro), nor stock photo websites.
Nor can we trust educationworld as a place to be educated.
Nor can we trust Google Search (or Google Gemini) to surface expertise above popular misconceptions.
Perhaps a good example of when to use Wikipedia search instead of Google (or other generic) web search.
Personally I generalize this example to “all proper nouns”, that is:
* Wikipedia search proper nouns instead Google or other general web searching.
You can make this more convenient by setting up “w” as a search shortcut for Wikipedia: https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox
For reference / more reading on Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_diagram
#Venn #diagram #diagrams #VennDiagram #VennDiagrams #EulerDiagram #setTheory #relationships #Ikigai #fourCircles #fourCirclesVenn #fourCirclesVennDiagram #misconception #popMisconception #Google #GoogleSearch #GoogleWebSearch #webSearch #search #Gemini #GoogleGemini #GeminiWrong #expertise #trust #webTrust #Wikipedia
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The Weight of Living: Searching for Ikigai After Bodh Gaya
For years, I questioned what I was living for, but a trip to Bodh Gaya made the question heavier. A reflection on burnout, the pressure of growing older, and finding unexpected healing and joy on a mountain in Chiang Mai. -
The Weight of Living: Searching for Ikigai After Bodh Gaya
For years, I questioned what I was living for, but a trip to Bodh Gaya made the question heavier. A reflection on burnout, the pressure of growing older, and finding unexpected healing and joy on a mountain in Chiang Mai. -
The Weight of Living: Searching for Ikigai After Bodh Gaya
For years, I questioned what I was living for, but a trip to Bodh Gaya made the question heavier. A reflection on burnout, the pressure of growing older, and finding unexpected healing and joy on a mountain in Chiang Mai. -
The Weight of Living: Searching for Ikigai After Bodh Gaya
For years, I questioned what I was living for, but a trip to Bodh Gaya made the question heavier. A reflection on burnout, the pressure of growing older, and finding unexpected healing and joy on a mountain in Chiang Mai. -
The Weight of Living: Searching for Ikigai After Bodh Gaya
For years, I questioned what I was living for, but a trip to Bodh Gaya made the question heavier. A reflection on burnout, the pressure of growing older, and finding unexpected healing and joy on a mountain in Chiang Mai. -
what do you call #ikigai, but without the parts where I'm good at it, or that the world needs it, or that I can be paid for :D
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what do you call #ikigai, but without the parts where I'm good at it, or that the world needs it, or that I can be paid for :D
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what do you call #ikigai, but without the parts where I'm good at it, or that the world needs it, or that I can be paid for :D
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what do you call #ikigai, but without the parts where I'm good at it, or that the world needs it, or that I can be paid for :D
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what do you call #ikigai, but without the parts where I'm good at it, or that the world needs it, or that I can be paid for :D
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Exactly! Only you can decide what is meaningful to you.
Here’s an outline of a vision I am working on, though it was stalled, as I was persecuted as a #whistleblower
https://rant.li/ashwin/visions-for-a-new-web
You are aware of the Japanese concept of #ikigai
My Ikigai is centered on this vision.
