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(1) Core, Context, and the Future of Work
2021-08-10 · As we turn to constructing a new normal in our pandemic-inflected world, there is plenty of talk about the hybrid work model, but a lot of it lacks focus. I think the core/context framework, applied specifically to the future of work, can help.
Shared by 2, including Jacob du Toit
The StartUp
3 Frameworks For Making Complex Decisions
20+ min read · From 2020 · Life is full of complex decisions: capital purchases, such as a car or a house, planning a vacation, choosing a new job, picking a product…
Reader View · Shared by 7, including Matthias Lampe, Joel Bez, Jacob du Toit
mindtools.com
TRIZ
6 min read · From 2017 · TRIZ is a problem solving methodology based on logic, data and research, not intuition.
Reader View · Shared by 7, including David Garner, Jacob du Toit, Tom Connor
Ness Labs
Parkinson’s law: how constraints can create freedom November 7, 2019 In Creativity
3 min read · From 2019 · Parkinson's Law — "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion” — can be used to fuel your creativity and your productivity.
Reader View · Shared by 19, including Steve Case, maxadorno, Jacob du Toit
Paul Graham
The Four Quadrants of Conformism
7 min read · 2020-07-26 · July 2020One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggressiveness of their conformism. Imagine a Cartesian coordinate system whose horizontal axis runs from conventional…
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sarahtavel.medium.com
Frameworks
4 min read · 2020-10-20 · A successful framework distills the complex, and in that distillation, gets to a timeless insight. That’s always my aspiration, to varying…
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Paul Graham
The Four Quadrants of Conformism
7 min read · 2020-07-24 · July 2020One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggressiveness of their conformism. Imagine a Cartesian coordinate system whose horizontal axis runs from conventional…
Reader View · Shared by 156, including Elad Gil, Bryan Onel, Danielle 👩🏻💻, Howard Getson, Vikram Dutt, Max Roser, ploum.net, Joscha Bach, Marcel Salathé, Max Levchin, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Nir Eyal, davidabrock, Chris Sacca 🇺🇸, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Matt Taibbi, Christina Sommers, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Sam Altman
anup.io
Invert, always, invert
2 min read · 2020-07-21 · man muss immer umkehren - Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi(loosely translated - Invert, always, invert) Today, we will look at one of my favourite mental models called - The Inversion principle. Mental models…
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Forge
Uncomfortable Truths You Must Accept to be Happy
4 min read · From 2019 · You suck at a lot of things, for one
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Mission.org
131 Actionable Ideas from Ten Books I Wish I Had Read Ages Ago — The Mission — Medium
~12 min read · From 2016 · I highly recommend you read these books and form your own takes.
Reader View · Shared by 79, including Howard Getson, Vikram Dutt, Jacob du Toit, Jeremy Caplan, Arin Basu, Bertrand Maltaverne
streamlit.io
Streamlit — The fastest way to build custom ML tools
1 min read · From 2020 · Streamlit is an open-source app framework for Machine Learning and Data Science teams. Create beautiful data apps in hours, not weeks. All in pure Python. All for free.
Shared by 34, including René Stalder, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Jacob du Toit, Dayyan Smith, Sebastian Raschka, Linus Basig
strivingstrategically.com
The Knowledge Base
20+ min read · From 2019 · The Knowledge Base is a single long page that serves as the warehouse for mental models and principles gleaned from the books I review. A mental model is a thought technology, a tool that one uses …
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Farnam Street
General Thinking Tools: 9 Mental Models to Solve Difficult Problems
4 min read · From 2018 · While there are millions of mental models, I find these the most useful in solving difficult problems. These general thinking tools should be taught in every school.
Reader View · Shared by 459, including almagentia369, Thomas Power, Tris Hussey, Muhammad Althaf, Christian P. Stobbe, ThomNagy, Fabrizio Bianchi, Dominik Grolimund, Stephan Leduc, Alexandra Wong, Philip Junker, Gabriele, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Niklaus Gerber, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Florian Hanke 🍎, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Oleg Baskov, Jesús Torres 👩💻, Adrian🇨🇭
Harvard Business Review
Don’t Sell a Product, Sell a Whole New Way of Thinking
7 min read · From 2014 · Customers need the right mental model to understand why they need your product.
Reader View · Shared by 590, including Call Me ❝MICKEY❞, Jörg Linder, Chris Messina, Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Power, 👑Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker + #VeeCon, Davo ⚡, Brent Summers, Liza Sperling, Bertrand Maltaverne, Dewane Mutunga 🧠💰 | 📱 Text Me: 347-657-6682, Howard Getson, Kris Fannin, Dominik Grolimund, Raphael Bratschi, Shawn Venasse, ⛓ José Luis Núñez ⛓, Dave Esbin, Sérgio Vieira, Florian Hanke 🍎
Harvard Business Review
The Busier You Are, the More You Need Quiet Time
3 min read · From 2017 · It’s essential for strategic thinking.
Reader View · Shared by 4450, including zoeamar, Mark Kaigwa, Klaus Eck, Esther Schindler, Thomas Power, Nicholas C. Zakas, Kelsey Jones (She/Her), Kris Fannin, Chris Schultz ✌️, Howard Getson, Scott Brinker, Rachel Miller | #SAPSapphireOrlando, 👑Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker + #VeeCon, Tris Hussey, David Luescher, hiten.eth, Martin Soorjoo, Nir Eyal, Liliane Ferrari ™, Ekaterina Walter
designbetter.co
Design Systems Handbook
~13 min read · From 2017 · A design system unites product teams around a common visual language. In this book, learn how you can create a design system and help your team improve product quality while reducing design debt.
Reader View · Shared by 410, including Marc Steffen, Chris Messina, von Moerenburgh, designshard, zeldman, Mark Kaigwa, Jay West, Dominik Grolimund, Danny Prol, Oleg Baskov, Frank-Michael Preuss, Max R. Scheer, Evan (he/him), Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Sérgio Vieira, Nils Hitze, Nick Floro, Mohamed Azazy, Tris Hussey, Mia Mabanta
