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An unsolicited advice that might cut your learning time in half: Every book gives advice, every advice is an answer to a question. Ignore the answer, but scrut
by DenisM 7y ago
An unsolicited advice that might cut your learning time in half:
Every book gives advice, every advice is an answer to a question. Ignore the answer, but scrutinize the question.
For example: "embrace remote work, go remote-first even!" says one book, "face-to-face is the only thing that works in the face of inevitable confusion and complexity" says another. Not helpful, right? However, consider that the first author got good result with remote work, and the second one got great results in-office. The two may have had different circumstances which they fail to describe for the reason you're describing the air you are breathing - being very immersed in something makes that something invisible. So a question to ponder then: under what circumstances is remote work possible, and if/how can one modify those circumstances?
Scrutinizing the question is a lot more work than getting excited with the first answer that came your way, but it's that much more likely to yield applicable result on top of a bout of enthusiasm.
Also, thanks for [The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups] suggestion.
- DanielBMarkham 7y agoI both strongly agree and strongly disagree with your comment. Not sure, I think this makes me a consultant (smile) Yes, it does boil down to questions. However questions drive out language, so simply saying that "scrutinizing the question" is the real work is both true and incomplete. It is an important point, though. Thank you.
- DenisM 7y ago> I both strongly agree and strongly disagree with your comment. Not sure, I think this makes me a consultant (smile) It may or may not, naturally. > questions drive out language What do you mean by this?