fun facts
Price’s law.
Price’s law. “Price’s law says that 50% of the work is done by the square root of the total number of people who participate in the work.” ~ learn more
Tag: work
tech, startups, internet
The bitter lesson vs the garbage can.
The bitter lesson vs the garbage can. “And that is the Bitter Lesson — encoding human understanding into an AI tends to be worse than just letting the AI figure out how to solve the problem, and adding enough computing […]
better doing
Uninterrupted work.
Interruptions can be so costly for many types of work. Not short mindless tasks like stuffing envelopes, but certainly for complex thought work. This piece explores the two dimensions that can make this costly: fixed startup costs and linear vs […]
better doing
What work looks like.
“The mantra of sharing your work and involving everyone in decisions naturally leads to inviting and copying people into things that add no value to them, or you.” | learn more
better doing
Sitting and standing at work.
“The bottom line: Sit to do computer work. Sit using a height-adjustable, downward titling keyboard tray for the best work posture, then every 20 minutes stand for 8 minutes AND MOVE for 2 minutes. … Simply standing is insufficient.” | learn more
fun facts
Ancient Egyptian tablet records people’s excuses for missing work.
They include a scorpion bite, illnesses, and “suffering with his eye.” | learn more
better doing
Don’t end the week with nothing
“Prefer to work on things you can show. Prefer to work where people can see you. Prefer to work on things you can own.” | learn more
better doing
How I Optimize
My personal mission is to spend my time working on interesting projects alongside people who I like and respect. How did I get there? Luck found me I’ve been successful and I’ve been lucky. The two are inseparable. Out of […]
oh, chicago
How often did your Alderman show up to work at City Hall?
“If City Council gave out attendance grades, most of its members would get a D. Before you vote Tuesday, see how your alderman stacks up.” | learn more
better doing
Infinity wells and deep work.
VC investor Tomasz Tunguz discusses these two separate but very related topics. Deep Work is about focusing without distraction. Infinity Wells devour your attention without end (like social media feeds). The more you know about the battle you’re fighting, the […]