An interesting science fiction short story. Many theories of the story’s underlying themes Reddit (religious theory) David’s Book World Reddit (social theory)
Today’s Daily Drucker
From “The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done” by Peter F. Drucker 8 February Balance Continuity and Change Precisely because change is a constant, the foundations have to be extra strong. The more an institution is organized to be a change leader, the more it will need…
Book: Designing Your Life
I just finished the book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. This book had a lot of practical and actionable advice for anyone desiring to make a pivot into a new career, whether just starting out or seeking a change. The book is an attempt to bring the Stanford University course taught by…
Thought of the Day for January 25, 2024
Don’t always assume that a person in a position of authority got there by way of their competence. The Peter Principle may be at play.
The Sphere of Choice
It appears as though Epictetus had the idea before Stephen Covey wrote about the “sphere of influence” in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Maybe there should be a 7 Habits of Highly Effective Stoics edition. (capture is from The Daily Stoic book by Ryan Holiday)
The Knowledge Project Podcast Interview with Naval Ravikant
Shane Parrish interviewed Naval Ravikant on an early episode of The Knowledge Project #podcast Naval shares his insightful philosophies on many topics including his reading habits, happiness, AI, education, the meaning of life, etc. Transcript
Schoolhouse Rock – Money Rock
I had no idea the Schoolhouse Rock folks produced a Money Rock series!
2024 Digital Planner
I have updated my digital planner for 2024 and it is available for free download if you like using digital planners have a device that supports PDF documents with embedded links. My preferred device is an iPad with an Apple Pencil and using the GoodNotes app. This may work Android devices and Microsoft tablets, but…
Power WI
I’m currently on a business trip to Madison, WI, for introductory training of Microsoft’s Power BI and I came across a used book store while I was out getting lunch. They had another copy of Leadership and Self-Deception that I can add to my office lending library, a Dave Ramsey book that I hadn’t heard…