“If you want to see this taken to a higher level, consider a typical hospital emergency room. If you’ve ever sat waiting, you’ve noticed that it seems inefficient and very process focused. But as a result, the system doesn’t rely… Read More »Recommended Read: Building a process culture
“Of all the remarkable people I’ve met, Elon is probably the most likely to remain a world-historical figure—despite his best efforts to become a clown. He is also the most likely to squander his ample opportunities to live a happy… Read More »Recommended Read: The Trouble with Elon
“Irish peacekeepers have been in Lebanon so long that some Lebanese are developing Irish accents.”
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“Dáva to zmysel? Ale áno, dáva: takto sa naozaj správali najmocnejší zo stredovekých feudálov, suverénni v zmysle absolútnej vlády na svojom území, ktorí si mohli dovoliť povýšiť svoj rozmar nad zákon. Takto sa správali Mediciovci vo Florencii, kancelár Palpatine v… Read More »Odporúčané čítanie: Chcete pochopiť, prečo sa Elon Musk vrhol na svetovú politiku? Prečítajte si Dunu alebo sci-fi od Asimova
“Every generation appropriates the inheritances of global exchanges and refashions them as its own. Excavating the sediments our predecessors left in our collective consciousness is not a task that we are naturally disposed to perform. It is an act of… Read More »Recommended Read: There are no pure cultures
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