Obsession with famous people
I like to read quotes of famous, successful people just like the next person. Yet, with the prevalence of these quotes, we may miss the true meaning in most of them.
54. Who has never had much
John couldn’t reach Victoria during the entire weekend. Leaving a dozen messages, none of them reaching her, at least no computer…
Early code should be thrashy
Software should be easy to change. We make it hard to change even if it is against our best interest.
53. Who had everything
“Defense calls Mr. Ignazio Delaware to the witness stand.”
Return to Fundamentals
In digital products, often could sound a feedback, simplified into “return to fundamentals.” Can you make a sense of it if you got one before?
52. Who had lost everything
“Prosecution calling next witness to stand, Mr. Vince Pier.”
Ownership
Have you seen someone being in the flow? When the world around them is irrelevant, they are so focused and productive, you can’t even imagine how they do what they do.
51. Cross-examination
“Any more questions?”
Sweetspot of planning versus doing
A detailed plan, sheets of paper (or endless digital canvas) laid in front of you. How much it is outdated? Can you even guess?
50. Expert in witness
John arrived days late to Earth. He got a short message from the prosecutor to remind him of the new slot his witness testimony is…
Plan, not waste
Are you a planner or an improviser? Spending a thousand hours to perfect a single hour of actions? Winging it for a thousand hours to never look back after all?
49. Sum of parts
It took Victoria, John and Michael a few days to return to the Irondome. They spent their detour on a second freighter in silence among…