C.S. Lewis on reading the originals
I love this thought from Lewis, and I’ve found it to be both true and hugely rewarding whenever I’ve acted upon it. There is a… Read More »C.S. Lewis on reading the originals
Selective serendipity: places, people, ideas
This morning I listened to Nicholas Bloom lamenting the current absence of conferences and seminars in the Covid-19 era in part because of the loss… Read More »Selective serendipity: places, people, ideas
What are numbers?
If, like me, you’d like to understand maths a little (read: a lot) more than you do*, you’re likely to enjoy MIT professor Daniel Kleitman‘s… Read More »What are numbers?
Oxygen debt*
You set out running at a pace that’s brisk but well within your limits and find yourself struggling and out of breath. You’re in decent… Read More »Oxygen debt*
Watch the meeting
It’s easy to get totally absorbed in a meeting,* but it really helps if you can reserve a piece of your attention for watching what’s… Read More »Watch the meeting
Matt Ridley: 15 principles of innovation from “How Innovation Works”
Note: these are a series of excerpts from a longer discussion – link below. I think it [Innovation] is the most important thing that happens… Read More »Matt Ridley: 15 principles of innovation from “How Innovation Works”
Do what I say
With alacrity. Unless… … you’re not confident that you understand what I’m asking. … you think you understand but it still doesn’t make sense. …… Read More »Do what I say
Orders of magnitude / next size up
There are lots of things that are easy enough to do once. Doing the same thing a second time can be almost as big a… Read More »Orders of magnitude / next size up
Recommendation: The Cool Tools Show
I suppose this is a meta-recommendation: the tool is the Cool Tools podcast, featuring Mark Frauenfelder and Kevin Kelly. If you’re into or interested in… Read More »Recommendation: The Cool Tools Show
Friendly. Supportive.
These sound too obvious to be worth spending time on. No-one sets out to be the opposite, and pretty much everyone would say they’re a… Read More »Friendly. Supportive.