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by da5e 16y ago
This is a fecund article as evidenced by the excellent comments here it has sparked. My half-serious takeaways are: Peters mistakes overplanning and over-complexifying for systems thinking. Some things really are complex. They stretch the b
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Don't you have to plan in order to prepare? And part of planning is using the prior knowledge of people who have experienced things that empower them to plan better.
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I think this comment itself would make a great HN front page item. The knowledge that we get ideas while doing is important.
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Ask HN: What is a startup?
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In the Lennon/McCartny section the author talks a lot about an emotional connection and even throws the word magic around, but I think he is neglecting the fact that Lennon and McCartny recognized each other's outstanding expertise and valu
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It might offer insight into the advantages of having a cofounder.
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I liked the idea of mirror neurons. "The sensation of "mirror neurons" helped further dissolve the distinction. About 10 years ago, a team of Italian researchers showed that certain neurons that fire during actions by macaque monkeys—when t
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Two is the magic number: a new science of creativity(slate.com)
20 points by da5e 16y ago|8 comments
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Am I the only one who gets a fleeting feeling of envy when reading about someone having Asperger's? Like I kinda want it too.
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I like this one, "INTERRUPTION-DRIVEN MEMORY We remember only red traffic lights, never the green ones. The green ones keep us in the flow, the red ones interrupt and annoy us."
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A Dictionary of the Near Future(nytimes.com)
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Yeah that would work. Also, the method they used to allow the writer, Jean-Dominique Bauby, to write the Diving Bell and the Butterfly in which a single response would select a letter of the alphabet read out loud.
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Ask HN: How to two-way communicate with her?
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Days of Reflection for the Man Who Defined Singapore(nytimes.com)
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So it's not just small business that creates most jobs, it's the start-up phase of the small business that does most of the job generation. That's an interesting statistic.
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To Generate Jobs, Nurture Start-Ups (Big or Small)(nytimes.com)
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This is great! If only psychiatrists could be so efficient. This is a excellent example of teamwork too.
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I like this quote from the article, "In other words, the reason why some people see their work as a calling might have little to do with the work itself, and a lot to do with how the person approaches the work. " I think that one thing entr
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The Danger of the Dream Job Delusion(calnewport.com)
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I think the basic reason we pursue our goals ineffectively is that we are afraid to go at them straight on and, instead, look for activities that appear to be goal-oriented, but are not emotionally difficult. The comments on the site to thi
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How to Raise a Prodigy (and How Not To) (thetalentcode.com)
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Killer articles on startups(blog.asmartbear.com)
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Electrodes translate brain waves into words(latimes.com)
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Supertaskers Can Do Two Things At Once - Really(newvaluestreams.com)
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She tried 960 times(nytimes.com)
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J. Craig Venter’s Corporate Strategy? The Scientific Method(nytimes.com)
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I think HN still very much reflects the mind of Paul Graham and his range of interests. Obviously he's an expert in startups, but he's also one of the best practical psychologists I've read. And I think this is a site about the mindset tha
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Nielsen’s $78 million CEO(geoffcolvin.com)
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An idle brain may be the self's workshop(latimes.com)
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Porsche reinvents the short squeeze - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/business/worldbusiness/30i...

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