Three things to be at work and beyond
Curious. Excellent. Kind. Hattip: Seth Godin and Bryan Koppelman See also: Neil Gaiman: Two out of Three
excellence
Elites: Oligarchy, Aristocracy, Decline and Fall
Two long quotations on a theme I’ve been mulling over for the last few weeks. We value excellence and equality (moral equality for sure, and… Read More »Elites: Oligarchy, Aristocracy, Decline and Fall
The Mundanity of Excellence (3): technique, discipline, attitude
The Mundanity of Excellence is a 1989 paper by sociologist Daniel Chambliss. In it he draws on his ethnographic research among elite swimmers – and… Read More »The Mundanity of Excellence (3): technique, discipline, attitude
The Mundanity of Excellence (2): demystifying talent
The Mundanity of Excellence is a 1989 paper by sociologist Daniel Chambliss. In it he draws on his ethnographic research among elite swimmers – and… Read More »The Mundanity of Excellence (2): demystifying talent
Daniel Chambliss: defining excellence
The Mundanity of Excellence is a 1989 paper by sociologist Daniel Chambliss. In it he draws on his ethnographic research among elite swimmers – and… Read More »Daniel Chambliss: defining excellence
The soft option
Your desire to be generous to others is a great motivator to excellence: if you’re serious about ensuring that the externalities of your project are… Read More »The soft option
Externalities
We’re familiar with the externalities of industrial production and consumption. They’re fairly predictable, and often visible. Even air pollution, the silent killer, is usually visible… Read More »Externalities
The best PR
Is when your work speaks for itself – and other people speak about you.
Old year’s resolutions
What can you tick off already? Good work on those. What do you need to quit – stop doing, stop trying to do, draw a… Read More »Old year’s resolutions
Show me the money
Love it or loathe it, you’ve got to know where the money’s going to come from, and where it all goes. Get it right from… Read More »Show me the money