David Wegman 
There is a simple phrase behind Hurva: Make it.Better. The punctuation matters. Make it speaks to the practical side of the work. The doing. The shaping. The building. The designing. The planning. The act of taking something from idea, friction, mess or potential into form. Better speaks to the direction of the work. Not just …
Hurva exists because some work does not fit neatly inside one profession, trade or discipline. That has become increasingly clear to me over time. I trained in architecture. I served in special operations. I have worked with land, buildings, timber, machines, yoga, meditation, retreat operations, teaching, leadership, small business and charity establishment. On paper, those …
I grew up as part of the game-boy generation; back then Tetris was considered a mind-blowing experience. It was revolutionary that we could have an entertainment device in our hot little hands, able to be played when we wanted. Over the proceeding decades, games have got increasingly sophisticated, to the point that at a glance, …
Modernity is awash with good intentions; people support all manner of causes as they capture the collective imagination. Few consider, though, the old adage of ‘good intentions pave the way to hell’ and fewer still believe it applies to them. Why is it that we are drawn to cast judgment? To pick up arms? Why …
“But whyyyyy?” Anyone who has spent time around an inquisitive 3 or 4 year old will surely have had their fill of that simple question! Invariably, I grasp around trying to remember a relevant fact from high school geography, and try to bring my explanation down to the level of a pre-schooler. “The clouds are read because…. it …
I’ve spent a considerable portion of my life asking the question “what’s the point?” Often I am triggered to ask this sort of question when I don’t understand a predicament I am facing. In my despair, I’ve gone so far as to ask “what’s the point of even living?” They say it never hurts to …
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