A little bit extra
A few percent over or under makes a big difference in the long run. A little bit less on your plate each meal – three… Read More »A little bit extra
June 2019
Friction (2): emotional friction
This is a different kind of friction: the uncertainty, delay and discomfort that comes from lack of trust or understanding. Like bureaucratic or procedural friction,… Read More »Friction (2): emotional friction
Friction (1): costs to convenience
Friction is anything that makes it harder to for us to get something done – buy a product or use a service, do our jobs,… Read More »Friction (1): costs to convenience
How to set salaries
Some ways of thinking about setting salaries: Market Rate You pay the lowest price that the market will bear. The bigger the market (the more… Read More »How to set salaries
Podcast Recommendation: Econtalk with Alain Bertaud on Cities, Planning, and Order Without Design
This is a great episode of Econtalk. Bertaud uses labour markets as a lens for thinking about cities. Helpful examples of emergent order and the… Read More »Podcast Recommendation: Econtalk with Alain Bertaud on Cities, Planning, and Order Without Design
Finishing lines (4) – two numbers
Here’s Seth Godin with some of the best advice I’ve heard for drawing (finishing) lines. It’s especially relevant for businesses. Q: I’m wondering about personal… Read More »Finishing lines (4) – two numbers
Finishing lines (3)
In the probably-quite-unlikely event that your project will last longer than you do – or at least lasts longer than your desire or ability to… Read More »Finishing lines (3)
Finishing lines (2)
Recognising the possibility – or rather, the inevitability – of the death of your project will focus your mind: Given that we can’t do anything… Read More »Finishing lines (2)
Finishing lines (1)
Or The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living Where are… Read More »Finishing lines (1)
Keepy uppies
Try playing keepy uppies with your projects: Do something every day, however small, to move them on and keep them alive Find friends for the… Read More »Keepy uppies
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