Here’s why this blog exists:
I believe strongly in the value of sharing ideas. This is why I love writing. It’s an act of sharing ideas that can then be carried through time.
Our ideas are a reflection of who we are at a point in time, and I think it’s a beautiful thing to be able to capture that, share it, and watch it evolve.
I see this blog as a way to put myself on the hook for sharing imperfect ideas with anyone willing to read them, so that those ideas can be made better.
The reason this blog is called Base Patterns is because I am particularly interested in ideas that demonstrate connections in our world. I get elated when I discover seemingly different things that have a shared underlying pattern, and that elation leads me to write about it.
My writing style is simple because I feel that ideas become more portable that way.
Thank you for taking the time to read anything on this blog, including this page. Your attention is precious and I am so grateful that you’re willing to spend some of it here.
My hope is that you will find something here to think about, remix, and ultimately, share.
Me and my frames:
My wife Lisa and I have two wonderful children.
At the time of writing this sentence, one is a little over 10 and the other is almost eight.
Ultimately, I think I am writing this for them. Whether they choose to read it when they’re older isn’t really in my control, so my only job is to keep writing.
In the spirit of transparency to you as a reader, I wanted to outline my privileges and biases.
I am an able-bodied, heterosexual male, and I am married with two young children.
I was born and raised in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and consider my race to be South Asian.
My core values are simplicity, discipline, and kindness.
I immigrated to Canada in high school, am now a Canadian citizen, and currently live in Waterloo, Ontario. I have been a settler here for the majority of my life.
I have a post-secondary education and the primary language I speak is English.
At the time of writing this sentence, I am in a senior leadership role in my place of work, and my wife and I would consider ourselves an upper-middle income family.
If you define immediate family as parents, partner, and children, then I have not experienced the death of an immediate family member. I have experienced the death of three grandparents.
