Brain Food: Experts vs. Imitators

Most people are only reciting memes and never producing original knowledge. You need to give yourself time for deep learning and deep thought. Try to schedule 30 minutes a day without any input (even podcasts).

The human brain is incredible at synthesizing and uncovering meaning from information but is largely deficient (compared to computers) at long-term memory storage and raw processing power. At various work experiences we've had over the years (both Google and Yelp), a common problem came up: critical information didn't arrive at the right place at t... See more