Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now
When asked at an event if he had more to add on the skill – taste gap: I don’t know… That was something that I… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now
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Do it now: Fred Rogers on action, life and learning
You can make-believe it happens, or pretend that something’s true.You can wish or hope or contemplate a thing you’d like to do,But until you start… Read More »Do it now: Fred Rogers on action, life and learning
Do it now, and start small
Here’s a great case study in doing it now and starting small from Fast Company founder Alan Webber. It’s about how Muhammad Yunus founded Grameen… Read More »Do it now, and start small
Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 2: Do it Now
This is the second in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. Rule 2: Do it Now Do it now. Not… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 2: Do it Now
Wisdom, for now and later
Eat honey, my child, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.1Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you… Read More »Wisdom, for now and later
Recommendation: Rachel Glennerster on Poverty, Global Development, Randomised Controlled Trials and more
This interview on the 80,000 Hours podcast with Rachel Glennerster (chief economist at the UK’s Department for International Development and former executive director of J-PAL)… Read More »Recommendation: Rachel Glennerster on Poverty, Global Development, Randomised Controlled Trials and more
Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Why is the transition from one techno-economic system to another so disruptive for companies and individuals? On rookies and old pros We know that it… Read More »Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Patrick Collison on the hedonic treadmill and the struggles of building Stripe
A long extract from a good episode of the Tim Ferriss show – link below. The thing that I think is important to communicate is,… Read More »Patrick Collison on the hedonic treadmill and the struggles of building Stripe
“What can I do to make things better?” (3): ends, means, and the Roomba of contingency
Uncertainty about ends, means and you. There’s an important caveat to the any understanding we come to about ends, means, and your place in the… Read More »“What can I do to make things better?” (3): ends, means, and the Roomba of contingency
“What can I do to make things better?” (2): assumptions
While you’re establishing* your habit of thought-and-action, look again at the question. It contains at least three assumptions, each raising another set of questions. 1.… Read More »“What can I do to make things better?” (2): assumptions