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On Thinkers and Doers - By Rohit - Strange Loop Canon
Doer-type creators are the inverse. Productive, efficient, and dependable, they excel at finishing, have a realistic sense of what’s possible, and can set priorities and make decisions. Yet doers may struggle to be original, to initiate, to see the long view, and to identify a sense of purpose.
Joshua Wolf Shenk • Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs
This silicon union of intellect and action creates a culture fond of big ideas. The expectation that anyone sufficiently intelligent can grasp, and perhaps master, any conceivable subject incentivizes technologists to become conversant in as many subjects as possible. The technologist is thus attracted to general, sweeping ideas with application ac... See more
The Scholar's Stage • The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech Elite
Scientists who study creativity define it as coming up with something both novel and useful. According to Lee, if you have to think across different subjects, if you work in an “unstructured environment,” or if the outcomes of your work are hard to measure, the work you do will be relevant far into the future. These days, the mental work that matte
... See moreDavid Kadavy • Mind Management, Not Time Management
Over my last several years of writing about great innovators, I’ve seen that they almost universally share three uncommon commonalities. They...
- * Are modern polymaths
- * Explore their curiosities and meander
- * Follow the 5-Hour Rule (spending at least five hours per week on deliberate learning)