Why You Shouldn’t Trust Confident People
Or just try to think before you put an estimate of confidence.
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The “Hidden Blockers” That Are Limiting Your Leadership Potential
Good tips. [HBR On Leadership] The “Hidden Blockers” That Are Limiting Your Leadership Potential #hbrOnLeadership https://podcastaddict.com/hbr-on-leadership/episode/210545055 via @PodcastAddict
Collections: The Siege of Gondor, Part IV: The Cavalry Arrives
I justove how complicated logistic gets even with the simplest stuff. “One thing is missing for this army, however: spare horses. A knight does not ride to battle with a single horse, but rather with several. The war-horse is a… Read More »Collections: The Siege of Gondor, Part IV: The Cavalry Arrives
How Stress Works
Nice explainer why you need to chill out.
The Evilization of Google—And What to Do About It
From the start a great piece. “In 2015 Google’s parent company Alphabet retired the old motto, now substituting for it “Do the right thing.” The old motto was better. Negation has advantages that positive assertions lack. Our First Amendment, for… Read More »The Evilization of Google—And What to Do About It
Evaluating Team Leaders
I learned that some managers punish their team leaders if their IC contributions are lower, instead of punishing them if their team management is lagging. This does not make sense to me. You are having a TL to help you… Read More »Evaluating Team Leaders
How Senior Engineers Lose Trust
This. “There’s no meeting. No Slack ping. No “Hey, heads up, your gold stars just became red flags.”You just start getting weird feedback.You get passed over.You hear someone less experienced praised for doing the thing you were just told to… Read More »How Senior Engineers Lose Trust
The Parable Of The Talents
Is it talent tough or some stuff from earlier in life? Some basics missed? “I tend to think of social norms as contracts bargained between different groups. In the case of attitudes towards intelligence, those two groups are smart people… Read More »The Parable Of The Talents
What happened in 2007?
“Smartphones grab our attention so powerfully that if they merely vibrate in our pockets for a tenth of a second, many of us will interrupt a face-to-face conversation, just in case the phone is bringing us an important update.“ https://whathappenedin2007.com
We Don’t Know The Future
Since ever.