Craft
Doing things; Doing things well
Craft
I think this is the best career advice I’ve found on the internet (yes, buried in a ’90s-looking blog)
Scott Adams’ argument: Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things. Don’t try to become the best at one specific thing.
He writes:
“If you want an averag... See more
Ines Leesubstack.comQuality Wednesdays: How we trained our team to see what doesn’t work - Linear Now
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Christopher Alexander has an observation about problem solving that I like: you should always be focusing on solving the part that has the fewest degrees of freedom.
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You should do hard things because it transforms you. It makes something out of you. https://t.co/otJM61Qu2r
complexity first, simplicity second
people say “keep it simple,” but most approach it backwards. they start from simple, then add on complexity without seeing the whole. that’s how you end up with frankenstein products: clean-looking components awkwardly stitched together, held in place by duct tape and wishful thinking... See more
ryolu_x.comReminds me of the picture of the SpaceX Raptor engines from Gen 1 (seemingly infinite components) to Gen 3 (single cast with fluid flow mainly determined by the shape of the few components)
Managerial Technology focuses on decisions as the output. For example, I build a report with a KPI that shows the yield of how I am turning raw materials into finished goods. I want to hit my target KPI based on my engineering standards.
This has been a primary focus of analytics and business intelligence for the past 2... See more
logistics > strategy
operations > management
doing > thinking
