The Specialist; or, Dr Snip
Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific. Zig Ziglar Returns to specialisation Dangers of specialisation See also: Dr SnipTechnology (22): Francis Bacon on… Read More »The Specialist; or, Dr Snip
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Seth Godin: “Are you a freelancer or an entrepreneur?”
This is a very instructive, highly-evolved form of a classic Seth Godin riff from a great interview on the Creative Rebels Podcast. Hosts David and… Read More »Seth Godin: “Are you a freelancer or an entrepreneur?”
Learning environments: kind, wicked and… fiendish?
This morning I came across a great article by Joshua Sokol – Why Artificial Intelligence Like AlphaZero Has Trouble With the Real World – that… Read More »Learning environments: kind, wicked and… fiendish?
Tim Ferriss on negotiation, using writing to think, specialisation and some other stuff
These brief videos are worth watching: On negotiation On using writing to help you think On “vanity metrics” and creating worthwhile content On specialisation vs… Read More »Tim Ferriss on negotiation, using writing to think, specialisation and some other stuff
David Epstein on kind and wicked learning environments
Update 2021-02: New post on kind, wicked and fiendish learning environments These are terms used by psychologist Robin Hogarth, and what a “kind” learning environment… Read More »David Epstein on kind and wicked learning environments
Project phase, organisation size and specialisation
A friend shared this great analogy* for how teams work at different project phases. Early phase: Golfing Buddies (2-3 players) In the early phase of… Read More »Project phase, organisation size and specialisation
Too many buckets
You can fill a bucket pretty quickly under a tap. But try and fill a lot of buckets at once – a drip here, a… Read More »Too many buckets