The Future of Generalist Work
The Imperfectionist: Doing things is what counts
ckarchive.com“Here’s what I mean: everyone seems to yearn for the productivity technique or life philosophy or set of personal rules that will cause them to do more writing, launch a business, be a better listener, or finally start meditating. But nothing beats actually doing a bit of the thing to reinforce to yourself that you’re capable of making progress on it. The best way to convince a five-year-old that enjoyable leisure doesn’t require addictive technology is to spend a few hours demonstrating that it doesn’t; and the best way to prove to yourself that you can add words to the manuscript of your novel is to add a few.”
An idea that allows you to acquire skills, experience, and build assets regardless of its ultimate success, is worth investing in.
How To Figure Out If Your Idea Is Worth Spending Time On - For The Interested
nesslabs.com • The Curiosity Conflict: The Struggle to Shift From Exploration to Exploitation
Michael Houck • Understanding Cost Of Sales | Blog - Houck's Newsletter
Simone Stolzoff • In Praise of the Meandering Career
Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor)
“It's just to remind people that we don't work in years, quarters, weeks, we work in days. Each day matters and so never put out something tomorrow that you know can get done today. And that bias to action really permeates not just in the product teams but everywhere.”
David Robson • Why Some People Are Impossibly Talented
- We need a way of defining and pursuing progress that doesn’t reduce that concept to something that only comes from a digital device.
- We desperately need access to values and wisdom that aren’t corrupted by the relentless financial metrics and imposed
Ted Gioia • The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College
For many people, -1 to 0 is also about deciding how you want to work. In a startup? In a big team? As a... See more