"Value creation is more likely to happen when people use the machines for leverage, not when they try to do the work that the machine can do. Bullshit jobs will disappear, especially as the meme of corporations with less ballast cat..."
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"The accuracy of the forecasts has meant that when delivery dates aren't soon enough for a client, no one questions the accuracy of the forecasts. Instead, we get creative in ways to deliver sooner."
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"I didn't get _why_, but I understood what it meant about that galaxy: the underclass deeply resented droids."
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"Because the interviewer can't distinguish 'skipped steps due to incompetence' from 'skipped steps due to operating at a higher cognitive level,' they default to the interpretation that protects their ego."
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We create a job whenever someone with the authority to hire decides the value created is greater than the wages paid. In my lifetime, we’ve invented 7 billion or more jobs, which is great new…
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A brief introduction to probabilistic forecasting, and how accurate forecasts help us reckon with reality.
"When you stop using the agent, all the productivity benefit goes away... but the added maintenance costs don't! As long as that code's still around, you're stuck with lower productivity than if..."
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"You can't advertise people out of reacting to their own experiences. This is a fundamental disconnect between how tech people with software brains see the world and how regular people are living their lives."
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"What are you excessively curious about — curious to a degree that would bore most other people? That's what you're looking for."
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"What I didn't expect was how difficult it would be. I relate it somewhat to the feeling I have with working out. Often times I want to avoid it because it's hard, but I'm always happy when I push through and complete it."
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"Stop. The problem isn't that you need a better system. The problem is you're avoiding doing the work."
buff.ly/OIYF4Ex #process #engineering #humanity #work
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The Art of AgileSM
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Software brain is changing the world, but most people still aren’t buying.
I came across a video by Simple Lucas describing a routine to improve focus and productivity. The routine was basically: Don’t use any screens/entertainment when trying to focus on work. When you start...
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I spend a lot of time negotiating this in the software world: And if you're wondering why this happens, it's normally because: 1. people aren't talking to people 2. people aren't listening So lots of...
"It's like a doctor hearing a patient who says, 'My knee hurts,' who then delivers a lecture on the elegance of the musculoskeletal system. The patient doesn't need you to appreciate the beauty of human biology. They need you to loo..."
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