Applying the Westrum Typology to Coordination
I work for a non-profit. A big part of my job right now is networking, and I often meet other people and organizations whose interests, skills, and goals bear some relation to the work I’m…
Year: 2018
Towards Burja Mapping
This post contains a new kind of strategic mapping, similar to Wardley Mapping, but concerned more with the complexity of human power dynamics. I am tentatively calling it Burja Mapping.
Overlearning with Research Papers and the Principles of Knowledge Work
I recently set the goal to read research abstracts from 50 scientific papers. I want to get in the habit of looking for and skimming research papers in topic areas I’m interested in.
Plan Your Day: Daily Time Management with Emacs, Org-Mode, and Google Calendar
In this post, I show how I adapt the workflow from James Stuber’s excellent article Daily Time Management with Todoist and Google Calendar to use with Emacs and Org-Mode.
Retrospective on A 12 Week Year
“The 12 Week Year” argues that a calendar year — a 365 day time span — is too long a period to effectively plan and execute on your goals. Instead, you should do that process on a quarterly basis.
Triangular Numbers for Fun, Profit, and Community
I’ve been playing a lot of Smash Up.
All That is Necessary to be a Bodhisattva is to Want to be One
Today, I am taking Bodhisattva vows.
A Feasible Goal
Last year, I began reading books from the Personal MBA Recommended Reading List, a collection of 100 best books about business. One of the books I read was The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt.
The Three Threats
We face three major threats to life on Earth: nuclear weapons, global warming, and artificial intelligence.
Goldratt on Persuasion
Although Eliyahu Goldratt’s books seem to be related to the realm of business, if you learn more about Goldratt and his ideas, it becomes clear that he believed they extended far beyond the domain of business.