Red Squirrel Reflections Dave Hoover explores the psychology of software development

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Reminiscent
Saturday, September 7, 2002

I am almost finished with The Social Construction of Reality. It has stirred up a lot of what I learned in graduate school, and for me it is shedding some new light on the thinking behind narrative therapy.

I was struck by a quote a few days ago. It made me think of The Matrix, and not just because it includes that word:

"The symbolic universe is conceived of as the matrix of all socially objectivated and subjectively real meanings; the entire historic society and the entire biography of the individual are seen as events taking place within this universe."

The notion that the world that I live in is a subjective construction continually reminds me of the possibilities for change in any situation. I still have much to learn about how to take this viewpoint and apply it in such a way that could purposely alter the small corner of society with which I interact. I suppose narrative therapy has much to say about this.

I need to continue to mix these sort of philosophical/sociological/psychological books into my software development studies. This mix seems be the niche I am carving for myself.

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