Where’s the scene?
In the first full episode of the Broken Record podcast, Malcolm Gladwell chats to Rick Rubin about the start of his journey to becoming a… Read More »Where’s the scene?
Stuart Patience
Blood and Bone (3): Drucker on decisions
All events but the truly unique require a generic solution. They require a rule, a policy, or a principle. Once the right principle has been… Read More »Blood and Bone (3): Drucker on decisions
Blood and Bone (2): policy from decisions
An easy way to start making policy is to take a moment to record decisions you’ve made and why you made them. When you can… Read More »Blood and Bone (2): policy from decisions
Blood and Bone (1)
When we start working for a cause, we want to get stuff done. Most of us don’t want to know about money, and we don’t… Read More »Blood and Bone (1)
Show me the money
Love it or loathe it, you’ve got to know where the money’s going to come from, and where it all goes. Get it right from… Read More »Show me the money
The Big Push vs Regular Time
Two approaches to getting work done: The Big Push The Big Push works well for defined tasks with clear deadlines. Block out some time, gather… Read More »The Big Push vs Regular Time
Three sentences to focus your work
My product is for people who believe __________. I will focus on people who want __________. I promise that engaging with what I make will… Read More »Three sentences to focus your work
Feedback (positive)
When I was a kid, my cousin had a tape-recorder just like this one – it had a microphone with a yellow sponge. Putting the… Read More »Feedback (positive)
Learning for the future: fundamentals
Your stick Here’s a first try on the importance of fundamentals in learning. Imagine you are holding a long stick – better yet, a sword… Read More »Learning for the future: fundamentals
Learning
Here’s a theory of learning: A person**… meets something new… has some kind of interaction with it… and is changed in some way. I think… Read More »Learning