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The unforgiving minute (2): the hard part / the meaning of sustainability
See here for The Rules of the Game On the really hard part Solving a specific local problem – digging a well, running a small… Read More »The unforgiving minute (2): the hard part / the meaning of sustainability
Lant Pritchett: “Schooling ain’t learning; education ain’t investment.”
The Centre for Development and Enterprise (South Africa) has released a great interview with Lant Pritchett focusing on how nations develop. I’ll post a few… Read More »Lant Pritchett: “Schooling ain’t learning; education ain’t investment.”
Driverless Crocodile…
… is on holiday, and will be back in a couple of weeks.
Uncertainty about ends: Terry Pratchett on The Carpet People and what fantasy should be about
Forty-three year old Terry Pratchett on re-reading the original The Carpet People, which he wrote at 17: Hang on. I wrote that in the days… Read More »Uncertainty about ends: Terry Pratchett on The Carpet People and what fantasy should be about
Angela Duckworth on grit and goal hierarchies
This is really fun interview with Steve Levitt – recommended. ANGELA DUCKWORTH: The two-minute version of Grit is that when you look at high achievers,… Read More »Angela Duckworth on grit and goal hierarchies
Wesley’s Quadrilateral
John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of the Methodist movement, may have been surprised to have a quadrilateral named after him, but the idea (articulated by Albert… Read More »Wesley’s Quadrilateral
80/20 language and culture learning (Indonesian): Lagu Anak (Kids’ Songs) #2
This is the second in a series of posts on high-leverage ways to learn Indonesian language and culture. The idea is to identify activities that… Read More »80/20 language and culture learning (Indonesian): Lagu Anak (Kids’ Songs) #2
The unforgiving minute (1)
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll… Read More »The unforgiving minute (1)
Ben Horowitz on task-relevant maturity and micromanagement
Yesterday’s post lead me to this piece from Ben Horowitz about the idea of task relevant maturity, an idea he lifted from Andy Grove: Everyone… Read More »Ben Horowitz on task-relevant maturity and micromanagement