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Jason Fried in Signal v. Noise

Aug 20, 2018

Teaching iteration

I’ve written about the class I’d like to teach, but what I’ve been thinking about lately is the class I’d like to attend. Not necessarily now, but when I was growing up. In the 6th grade, let’s say.

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Jim Mackenzie in Signal v. Noise

Sep 21, 2017

One of the first books I can remember reading was A Wizard of Earthsea. I was seven or eight, and it scared me to my core. That dark ocean was real and menacing in ways I couldn’t fully appreciate until later.

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Mercedes De Luca in Signal v. Noise

Oct 11, 2016

Work Can Wait 4,380 days

Or maybe it can’t. It’s your choice — That’s the point.

I love seeing the look on people’s faces when they learn I took 12 years off to raise my kids. They say, ‘But you’ve got such a great career in high tech! How’d you do that?’

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Jason Fried in Signal v. Noise

Aug 1, 2016

What are questions?

An unexpected answer from Clayton Christensen.

A few years ago I was fortunate enough to spend about three hours with Clayton Christensen. Clay, currently a professor at Harvard Business School, is best known for his book, The…

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Jason Fried in Signal v. Noise

Nov 30, 2015

What’s the difference between time and attention? A lot.

I recently realized that if I’m too busy to take something on, I shouldn’t say “I don’t have the time”. In fact, I often do have the time. It’s not that hard to squeeze in some extra time for someone.

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Teaching iteration

A question of skills

Work Can Wait 4,380 days

What are questions?

An unexpected answer from Clayton Christensen.

What’s the difference between time and attention? A lot.