We should see the theoretical and the practical as informing one another, but too often we see them in opposition. E.g. the “productivity hack” is the enemy of theoretical reflection. Productivity and reflections are sides of a coin.
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This is daddy dialing in
“Booty call” and “butt dial” has been offered up as an example of where the literal meaning of two phrases is the same but the implied meaning is very different (denotative vs connotative meanings).
Today a coffee mug gave me another example: “dad bod” and “father figure”
Hverken uden talent eller indsats
It is dawning on me that I probably do not envy the skills people have – in this case it was Inkscape, but I guess it applies universally – as much as I envy the discipline they apply to acquire those skills…