Force Multipliers #11

The sensical way to present information probably deviates from the best way to learn it. It creates an interesting tension between utility, validity, ...

#36 Points.

"Skate to where the puck is going"Wayne GretzkyPop Quiz Time. Two brothers living in different states with very different lifestyles happen to see the...

Force Multiplier #10: Over The Shoulder

I have long believed that the best model for learning is the apprenticeship model; looking over the shoulder as a master of craft performs his craft i...

#35 Learning

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#33 Exponential

"The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function”Albert Allen BartlettThe monkey mind loves the lin...

#31 Entropy

Entropy. Entropy is a lot like evolution in the sense that people write about what it is and do their best to work it into their conversations to soun...

#30 Time

In yesterday's "Force Multipliers," I touched on revisiting fundamentals being a greater use of time than pursuing something new. This is a version of...

#29 Voluntary Amputation

“The mind is the machine that controls everything in your world. How you respond to any event and how you navigate the obstacles standing in your way ...

#28 Diffusion

“Thus we see that the diffusion of innovations is a social process, even more than a technical matter.”― Everett M. Rogers, Diffusion of InnovationThi...

#25 Closer > More

We have two phrases we use in our little corner of the world to remind people to orient toward the most efficient forward: "Closer > More" or "Function > Form" "Closer over more" is a reminder to take actions that get you closer to the things that matter most, not just "more" of something. "...