Courtesy and cold fusion
One yardstick of wealth is how much you give away. It’s easy to run out of time and money, but there are no hard limits… Read More »Courtesy and cold fusion
Drucker on abandonment
Effective executives know that they have to get many things done effectively. Therefore, they concentrate. And the first rule for the concentration of executive efforts… Read More »Drucker on abandonment
Double time
There is never enough time. There are theories about why we’re so bad at predicting how long things will take: the planning fallacy, Brooke’s law… Read More »Double time
Dropping catches
In Moneyball Michael Lewis describes how baseball manager Billy Beane – following the work of sabermetrician Bill James – used statistics to upturn perceptions about… Read More »Dropping catches
Singapore, tree planting and the new normal
In 1960 Singapore was – in the words of its first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew – a third world country. ‘Normal’ for many Singaporeans… Read More »Singapore, tree planting and the new normal
Vision. Positioning. Execution. (4)
Execution Being able to execute means being able to get the right things done at the right times. Good execution is a combination of: Knowledge… Read More »Vision. Positioning. Execution. (4)
Vision. Positioning. Execution. (3)
Positioning Being ready in the right place at the right time makes everything easier. Sometimes you need to position yourself for a better view –… Read More »Vision. Positioning. Execution. (3)
Backstop
What safety nets do you have in place? If all else fails, is there a way to get the job done – even in your… Read More »Backstop
Dreaming by day: Kevin Kelly on realists and fantasists
I one-hundred-percent agree with the idea that to be human is to be ‘tensioned’, to be in conflict in some ways between two conflicting ideas… Read More »Dreaming by day: Kevin Kelly on realists and fantasists
Recording and editing with Audacity – start here
I had another go with Audacity this weekend and came across this tutorial for absolute beginners. David Taylor‘s introduction is clear and systematic. He tells… Read More »Recording and editing with Audacity – start here