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by afarrell 5y ago
To be a professional is to be trusted to do a job in a way that delivers results reliably and sustainably. Part of that is saying no to a job where you would not trust yourself to succeed at that.
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by afarrell 5y ago
This is a part of a type of inquiry called Clean Language Questions and it is indeed useful.
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> the nuclear energy, sorry to say, honestly doesn’t care. I’m perplexed where you get this idea. Certainly they are failing, but that does not mean they don’t care.
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by afarrell 5y ago
There are other skilled entrepreneurs than Musk. He’s already got his hands full running two companies. Its hard to be sufficiently attentive when you are doing multiple things at the same time. https://www.bbc.com/news&#x2F
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by afarrell 5y ago
Another way to describe solving problems in a way that sidesteps systemic dysfunction is “not boiling the ocean”.
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> at the expense of all environmental concerns Greedy lobbyists in the state capital would object to this. Ecotourism is seen by voters as one of Maine’s largest industries. Much of its real estate industry and its most well-known brand
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by afarrell 5y ago
I also, after having used all the systems out there, keep coming back to paper. Specifically dotted paper is a good balance of structure and freedom. justan A4 dot grid pad: 120 Dotted Notebook Pages (5mm dot matrix) - A4 (8.27" x 11.6
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by afarrell 5y ago
One thing I’ve struggled with a lot lately is 3b: gathering data. Why? It takes time and others’ effort to gather non-misleading data. In order to justify that time, you have to prioritize it relative to other tasks. To do that, you need da
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by afarrell 5y ago
Be curious about people. If you need a nerdy framework to practice to do this (I sometimes do), then Clean Language Questions are a good one. Also, look at breath exercises for anxiety. Prof Huberman’s youtube channel has some.
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I wonder how much brake pads dust also contributes to PM2.5 and how much regenerative braking will decrease that effect.
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Or it is an unwillingness to be vulnerable to the entire internet. Why? Probably fear of being misinterpreted and pilloried by strangers. It is a justifiable fear. For example, it is easy for people to interpret an imperfect amount of coura
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by afarrell 5y ago
> before Spain was even a thing note: Spain was unified in 1491.
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If you have ever read a supreme court transcript and thought "why did one of our justices ask this really obvious question", this is half of the reason. The other half is ensuring that certain things get into the official judicial
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Because the answer might take 10 minutes to explain.
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Code quality also matters in the parts that a new joiner needs to read to make sense of the application and do their job.
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It is hard to do good work when you don’t have a team you trust.
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by afarrell 5y ago
How on earth would a US citizen independently analyse information about (for example) Hunter Biden's interactions with Ukraine? It costs hundreds of dollars and most of a workweek to fly from the US to Ukraine and then at least 6 years
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by afarrell 5y ago
My assumption is that your lifestyle is similarly detached from antiquity as mine. My only firm conclusion is that it is non-obvious, either of us would need more evidence, and that it was worth David Graeber's time to research.
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Hunch: It is because academics need to prove their results. In order to do that, they generally need numbers.
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by afarrell 5y ago
It is obvious that barter was a possibility. It is not obvious that most economic interaction worked through barter. How often do your interactions with your friends and family involve barter? Mine are more nuanced exchanges like - "I
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by afarrell 5y ago
In order to build a bridge that will hold people’s weight, you need to trust that they wont suddenly cancel the project when you procure sufficient materials to hold 3x their weight.
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Calendly no more addicting or engaging than a dentist’s website. It just lets you schedule a phone call or video chat.
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by afarrell 5y ago
Alongside this, maybe set yourself up on calendly.com with some open time slots and tell people: "I'm taking a break from social media. If you'd like to get in touch with me, email foo@bar.com or click on [my calendar lin
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This can also be caused by persistent sleep problems, which a lot of people have had during the pandemic.
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Also https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/05/tesla-must-pay-137-million-t... The ability to say "this is no longer my job" is crucial if a leader is to focus on what is their job.
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by afarrell 5y ago
A USB lavalier microphone. 1. It is easier for people to hear me, which improves communication. 2. I have QC-35s and having a separate sound input source removes the irritating buzzing sound that the QCs give off when on zoom calls.
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by afarrell 5y ago
Right. Notice the language you are using: "happy", "comfortable". Those are emotion words like "trust".
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In order to avoid confusion, it requires more specific language than "poor working conditions". Perhaps "morally-injurious working conditions"?
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Right. It is also false to say there are no useful numbers in this space. For example: Dunbar’s number is 150. But it is misleading to expect an employee to maintain relationships with 150 people—they also have a family and friends. https:
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Before demanding that, first come up with metrics for the optimal attributes of a marriage. What is the optimal number of loads of laundry to do each month? The proper number of silly dances to invent? https://en.m.wikipedia.org&

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