James Clear on the two modern business skills
vutran | June 15, 2020, 4:37 p.m.
"The two skills of modern business: Storytelling and spreadsheets.
Know the numbers. Craft the narrative."
— James Clear
Read More →James Clear on grounding with habits
vutran | June 15, 2020, 4:36 p.m.
"In times of uncertainty, your habits can ground you.
When you feel overwhelmed, practice 1 minute of mindfulness.
When you feel restless, do a 1-minute workout.
When the world seems uncontrollable, focus on what you can control."
— James Clear
Read More →Lincoln Steffens on the limitation of our knowledge
vutran | June 14, 2020, 7:30 a.m.
“It is our knowledge — the things we are sure of — that makes the world go wrong and keeps us from seeing and learning.”
— Lincoln Steffens
Read More →Anonymous on the moment to start a good life
vutran | June 13, 2020, 8:05 a.m.
“Your life right now is pretty darn good! Some people wait all day for 5pm, all week for Friday, all year for the holidays, all their lives for happiness. Don’t be one of them. Don’t wait until your life is almost over to realize how good it has been. The good life begins right now, when you stop waiting for a better one.”
Read More →John Gall on system evolution
vutran | June 13, 2020, 8:02 a.m.
"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system."
– John Gall
Read More →Charlie Munger on reading book
vutran | June 13, 2020, 8:01 a.m.
"In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time – none, zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren reads–and at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out."
– Charlie Munger
Nikolay Ashanin on identifying stakeholders
vutran | June 11, 2020, 5:43 p.m.
"It is important to remember that if the architect does not propose the most optimal algorithm, this can lead to the project becoming more expensive with different consequences. If the architect fails to identify one of the key stakeholders, it may cost him his career."
— Nikolay Ashanin
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