knowledge = 1/x
where x is the amount of info needed to solve a problem in the knowledge topic
Which in human terms means that the least information you need to understand an issue the most knowledgeable you are on the topic.
Sherlock Holmes is an example of an extraordinary knowledge of deduction.
In IT, a standard user (my mum, for example) might say: “Google is not there!”. What I think is not that the well-known company is bankrupt but that my mum has and Internet issue.Read more...
I had a a classical computer issue, you know the story: I was in a rush to do some photographic work and I needed it to be done fast. I turn my computer on, and start working on a software that consumes a lot of CPU. My computer is slooooowwww and the fan is running full speed, which is rare.
My initial thought is “ARG virus!”. The follow-up action is ‘ctrl-alt-delete’ and task maanger.Read more...
Most efficiency training I’ve been in will have in some form or another the time management matrix (aka the Eisenhower matrix). The matrix is two by two (as every consulting matrix is). The quadrants are divided by importance and urgency, resulting in:
Important & Urgent - firefighting Important & non-Urgent - where to work focusing on the long term non-important & Urgent - mostly interruptions, including social ones non-Important & non-Urgent - watching tv Many efficiency “experts” will tell you that quadrant number 4 is evil.Read more...
Since starting using a Zettlekasten while reading books, I decided that (really good) old books deserve to be read again as their knowledge will not be lost. By leveraging the Zettlekasten I hope to connect new and old ideas and extract new wisdom.
The first book I re-read is 7 habits for highly effective people of Stephen R. Covey (the R is important)
My current setup for the Zettlekasten is based onRead more...
A very interesting article send to me long ago, but still very relevant
https://qz.com/486526/why-exactly-procrastinators-procrastinate/
Thanks RichardRead more...
There was a statistics showing that Parole Judges in Israel would negate parole to everyone just before lunch (i.e. while hungry) and be more generous after food. This has then been confirmed of applying to everyone, and that includes you and me.
So if you need to make an important decision, wait after lunch or dinner, if you cannot, grab a sandwich.
PS: I think the book is “Think Fast and Slow”, and amazing bookRead more...
I’ve been lucky
This summer, most of the books I read were brilliant.
Here is my top 3
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups great book if you manage people The Trusted Advisor - Fantastic book if you are in the profession of giving advice (I think we all are). Now one of the most important book in my library Creativity, Inc from the president and founder (in the hard days) of Pixar.Read more...
I had my moment of passion for photography with a gallery about urban exploration and the arrival of the Re:invent 2018 4k and 8k
And as many photographer I ended up falling for the Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Here is the result
Some of the stuff in the picture cost hundreds of pounds and I used them once or twice. On of the costliest thing, I’ve manage to break after a couple of weeks.Read more...
I live in London, a really international city where hearing 5 languages around you during a 15 minutes walk is not uncommon.
That made me think about languages, and how languages are a limitation. While at work people might be using English, when outside of work non-native (English) speakers can be heard on the phone in their native language. I do the same. This limits most of our out-of-office interactions with people speaking our language.Read more...
When you believe, like me, that everyone is smart this is not even a problem.
a story of human intelligence Imagine a woman, that cleans offices during the night, she wakes up at 3 am, and works from 5 am to 10 am, doing a job that can in a few years be done by a robot.
Now that woman is also a mum. She need to send a kid to school and so has organised the pickup and collection from school negotiating with other parents.Read more...