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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Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
Ira Glass seems to have coined (or popularised) the idea of the taste-skill gap. Here’s an extract from the original interview (video below) – the… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
The mother of skill
They say that repetition is the mother of skill, and I think they’re right. The first time, you might be lucky. You might muddle through… Read More »The mother of skill
The skill – taste gap
In many areas of life our taste is for things that are better than the things that we can make ourselves. This makes sense with… Read More »The skill – taste gap
Past / Prologue
Antonio:We all were sea-swallow’d, though some cast again,And by that destiny to perform an actWhereof what’s past is prologue, what to comeIn yours and my… Read More »Past / Prologue
Tyler Cowen on Talent (3): The Eye of the Tiger (with Gregory Washington)
Gregory Washington: When I interview people, when I look for people who are going to be part of a team that I’m managing or leading,… Read More »Tyler Cowen on Talent (3): The Eye of the Tiger (with Gregory Washington)
Tyler Cowen on Talent (2): Prejudice, diversity and the most common mistake we make
Tyler Cowen: Don’t obsess over the person being too much like you, that’s a most common mistake almost all interviewers make. People appreciate those like… Read More »Tyler Cowen on Talent (2): Prejudice, diversity and the most common mistake we make
Tyler Cowen on Talent (1): Talent Spotting as Art, and Overrated / Underrated
Gregory Washington: How can society get better at finding talent and why is it so difficult? Tyler Cowen: I think it’s so difficult because it’s… Read More »Tyler Cowen on Talent (1): Talent Spotting as Art, and Overrated / Underrated
Yak Shaving
Yak Shaving: Any seemingly pointless activity which is actually necessary to solve a problem which solves a problem which, several levels of recursion later, solves… Read More »Yak Shaving
Recipe for progress
Show up to work every day. Do your best to identify the most important things. Work on those things. Repeat. Footnotes Work means your job,… Read More »Recipe for progress