The first time takes twice as long
There is a world of difference between doing something for the first time, doing it a second time, doing it regularly, and doing it as… Read More »The first time takes twice as long
There is a world of difference between doing something for the first time, doing it a second time, doing it regularly, and doing it as… Read More »The first time takes twice as long
“I’ll get it to you next week.” Discounting the future is a double-edged sword. First, we find it easier to commit to events further in… Read More »Double discounting the future
In a quiet moment I watched my youngest son playing chess on my phone. He cut a swathe through the opposition pieces with a couple… Read More »Tactics and Strategy
Some people (you?) get an enormous amount done without any kind of timeline or plan. If the timeline was up to other people there would… Read More »Whose timeline?
I’ve been trying this approach – advocated by my wife but also by Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk – to managing my weeks recently, and… Read More »Themed days: Product. Management. Strategy.
The planning fallacy is that people think they can plan, ha ha. Eliezer Yodkowsky – more here How long does it take to make a… Read More »Experiencing the planning fallacy: How long does it take to make a cup of coffee?
Nobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, “The best way to spend this time is to cram it full of random meetings!” Nobody… Read More »The trouble with the default
I’m trying a different format for this year’s reading list: a queue and a read (past tense) list. (Note that many of these are carried… Read More »Janus (3): DC Reading List 2021
DC visits year-on-year Year Visitors Change Page Views Change Views/day 2018(6 months) 229 – 700 – 3.8 2019 1,542 +573% 2,827 +303% 7.7 2020 8,094… Read More »Janus (2): DC stats 2020
Disclaimer: This post was written mostly for me – if you’re not me, you may wish to skip to the end or to skip it… Read More »Janus (1): Looking back