Archive - Escaping Flatland

6 lessons I learned working at an art gallery

On agency, doing value-aligned work, and making your job fun

Nov 13 •

Henrik Karlsson

Ethos and imagination

Milk Drop Coronet, an ultra-high-speed photograph of the splash of a drop of milk, Harold Edgerton, 1957

Nov 4 •

Henrik Karlsson

October 2024

Without looking it up, what do you think?

Oct 20 •

Henrik Karlsson

On feeling connected

generosity is potency

Oct 10 •

Henrik Karlsson

A measuring device that tells me what is interesting

Oct 2 •

Henrik Karlsson

September 2024

Can we scale cultures that support learning?

new essay in Asterisk

Sep 24 •

Henrik Karlsson

Having a shit blog has made me feel abundant

From Giacometti’s sketch book

Sep 17 •

Henrik Karlsson

Becoming perceptive

This is the second part of an essay series that began with “Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process.” It can be read…

Sep 10 •

Henrik Karlsson

Writing while walking

We do not belong to those who have ideas only among books, when stimulated by books.

Sep 2 •

Henrik Karlsson

August 2024

Pseudonyms lets you practice agency

I don’t think I would have become a writer if it wasn’t for the internet forums of the early 2000s.

Aug 22 •

Henrik Karlsson

Thinking about perceptiveness

Aug 9 •

Henrik Karlsson

Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process

The context is smarter than you.

Aug 5 •

Henrik Karlsson

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