Is it better to be a generalist or a specialist? I started thinking about this question after seeing Dave Epstein’s new book, Range, mentioned many times in the past week within the productivity and intellectual corner of Twitterverse. The book is making a case for generalists (“people with range”) in this era of specialists. I…
Came across this article: https://status451.com/2016/01/06/splain-it-to-me/ Found these parts interesting: Whether the speaker concludes from the aforementioned interjection “This asshole thinks I’m dishonest” or “This person really loves my story” depends on shared culture–they just know what is meant, maybe without even knowing how they know–or on their heuristics leading them toward interpreting it as cooperative[3] rather…
What are first principles of business? Business A system that is built to solve a problem. Solving the problem creates value for the customer. The solution can come in the form of products and/or services. The goal of the system is to be able to produce the solution in a cost efficient and sustainable way.…
I am not going to lay any other argument for why writing well is one of the most valuable life skill anyone can develop. Many has done so. I can just say that being able to write well is the single biggest factor that has given me the most edge in my role as a knowledge worker in a…