Why it’s worth paying for Zoom Pro
Zoom Pro is currently US$150 / £120 a year on an annual plan. If you’re like me – inclined to look at the cost of… Read More »Why it’s worth paying for Zoom Pro
Stuart Patience
Recommendation: Richard Hamming on The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
I discovered this lecture via James Clear’s site. Richard Hamming was a mathematician, an alumni both of the Manhattan Project and of Bell Labs in… Read More »Recommendation: Richard Hamming on The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
Action. Now. Tyler Cowen and Patrick Collison’s FastGrants
Tyler Cowen and Patrick Collison have a thing about the speed of scientific progress, and progress and innovation in general. They say the pace of… Read More »Action. Now. Tyler Cowen and Patrick Collison’s FastGrants
Change is easy; change is hard
Change is inevitable, ubiquitous and accelerating – but not the kind of change you’re seeking. Which is odd, because the change you seek is a… Read More »Change is easy; change is hard
Looking for levers (3): increasing inputs
The second set of high-leverage activities are things that you can do to bring in more inputs, especially inputs that increase with time: Finding new… Read More »Looking for levers (3): increasing inputs
Patricia Fara on cumulative unhistoric acts
When I first finished reading George Eliot’s Middlemarch in my early twenties, I resolved to live by her concluding insight that even unhistoric acts, small… Read More »Patricia Fara on cumulative unhistoric acts
Looking for levers (2): improving outputs
“A manager’s output = the output of his or her organization + the output of the neighboring organizations under his influence.” Andy Grove The first… Read More »Looking for levers (2): improving outputs
Looking for levers (1)
Leverage allows you to do more with what you have by applying intelligent effort. Stand in the right place and apply leverage and the world… Read More »Looking for levers (1)
Paul Graham on writing essays
There are lots of interesting essays on Paul Graham’s site, including a few essays about essays… The other big difference between a real essay and… Read More »Paul Graham on writing essays
Experiencing the planning fallacy: How long does it take to make a cup of coffee?
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?