Gordon Ramsay on mise-en-place
So where do we start? With the absolute basics, of course. Before you even get to turn on the gas, the first job in any… Read More »Gordon Ramsay on mise-en-place
August 2020
C.S. Lewis on reading old books
Here’s more from C.S. Lewis on reading old books – this time highlighting their virtues as lenses for helping us to spot and evaluate the… Read More »C.S. Lewis on reading old books
Making things nice
… is an underappreciated skill. It goes beyond tidying up and things having a place, to the details that lift the atmosphere and make things… Read More »Making things nice
C.S. Lewis on reading the originals
I love this thought from Lewis, and I’ve found it to be both true and hugely rewarding whenever I’ve acted upon it. There is a… Read More »C.S. Lewis on reading the originals
Selective serendipity: places, people, ideas
This morning I listened to Nicholas Bloom lamenting the current absence of conferences and seminars in the Covid-19 era in part because of the loss… Read More »Selective serendipity: places, people, ideas
What are numbers?
If, like me, you’d like to understand maths a little (read: a lot) more than you do*, you’re likely to enjoy MIT professor Daniel Kleitman‘s… Read More »What are numbers?
Oxygen debt*
You set out running at a pace that’s brisk but well within your limits and find yourself struggling and out of breath. You’re in decent… Read More »Oxygen debt*
Watch the meeting
It’s easy to get totally absorbed in a meeting,* but it really helps if you can reserve a piece of your attention for watching what’s… Read More »Watch the meeting
Matt Ridley: 15 principles of innovation from “How Innovation Works”
Note: these are a series of excerpts from a longer discussion – link below. I think it [Innovation] is the most important thing that happens… Read More »Matt Ridley: 15 principles of innovation from “How Innovation Works”
Do what I say
With alacrity. Unless… … you’re not confident that you understand what I’m asking. … you think you understand but it still doesn’t make sense. …… Read More »Do what I say
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