When people are incompetent in the strategies they adopt to achieve success and satisfaction, they suffer a dual burden: Not only do they reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it.

— from Errol Morris’ series of articles on the anosognosic’s dilemma

The Roppongi Hills courtyard looks a bit better at night than during the day, don’t you think?

The pressurized elevator ride up is surprisingly fast. And the view out the top of Taipei 101 is pretty cool. Like most tourist destinations, it’s the sort of place where you have to exit through the souvenir shop. Food court in the mall down below is pretty tasty, though. But on the whole, I enjoyed the lively night markets and streets in the other districts of Taipei more.

And a pretty cool one at that.

I should get myself one of these…

Shows you the problem with blindly following experts: They’re experts on the past. No one is an expert on the future.

Often, people “in the know” try to fit you into a mold of what’s come before. If it’s foreign, strange, or new from how they’re used to working, they’ll tell you it’s wrong.

— Matt Linderman on the importance of keeping expert opinion in perspective.

Taken as US 1097 arrived at PHL.

a.k.a. the Champs-Élysées of Japan.

Is that falling snow or noise from the camera sensor? I’ll never tell…