JennyWeston
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Comment · 25 days ago
Comment · 26 days ago
I love this video and it's explanation of music notation, attempts to improve music notation, and a long history of failure. TL;DR Efficiency, high context, and compact notation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq3bUFgEcb4 The video is excellent.
Comment · 2 months ago
Tang Dynasty -- isn't that a band which introduced heavy metal to China in the 90's?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Dynasty_(band)
They lived the Spinal Tap lifestyle before Spinal Tap.
Comment · 2 months ago
Going Clear is a wonderful book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Clear_(book)
I loved the break down of how Scientology finds people. The simplicity is stunning.
People need connection, they need to feel important and that they have agency. Feeling "smart", better than, a member of... feels good.
Promises of a simple, easy, known path to getting what you want will always be appealing.
Figuring it out for yourself will always be harder.
It's no surprise that people take the easy route.
Comment · 2 months ago
https://ultimatebooklist.com/
https://ryanholiday.net/the-reading-list/
https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/info/index.html
Start somewhere.
Go places.
It's fun.
JW
Comment · 9 months ago
my current favorite kitchen scissors / sheers:
https://www.amazon.com/CANARY-Cardboard-Scissors-Blue-PS-650...
I tried a bunch of kitchen sheers. They lacked leverage. These cut bones with ease.
Comment · 1 year ago
I am sticking with Socrates: "The only thing I know is that I know nothing"
Happiness? That's an experiment. I need to keep learning, keep trying stuff, keep failing.
Intelligence? Intelligence is great for many things, but not everything. I wouldn't use a GPS system to perform a heart transplant. Recognizing the limitations of thinking allows us to appreciate the value of perseverance, creativity, and expertise. Some things are a matter of doing the work. Some things are a matter of experience and time. I cannot think my way through the unknown unknown.
Comment · 1 year ago
I thought about this topic a lot. In my humble opinion: a database is overkill.
My solution: A simple spreadsheet and a reminder The spreadsheet has "contact every 3 weeks", "contact every 2 mos", "contact every 90 days".
I have a reminder in my todoist app to look at the spreadsheet every 2 weeks.
To track birthdays I used google calendar.
I suppose if you have a who lot of friends that a database would be a better option. For me, I only track about 45 people and my system works just fine.
Comment · 1 year ago
That was a long and tedious article. It describes how to adopt a hardened & transactional mindset. UGH.
Consumer sales is not Software Sales. In general - the professionals/engineers/managers I spoke with were really gracious and insightful.
Most sales organizations operate like a factory producing widgets. This is fine. It produces outcomes at the lowest possible cost of sales.
There are times when there is no substitute for elite sales: 1) Getting customer #2-100. 2) Most products which sell for over 200k 3) Complex engagements with multiple decision makers
I worked in early stage startups and sold software to the Global 2000.
How? 1) Never contact someone unless you have very (*very) strong indicators that what you are offering has high value to them and their goals 2) KNOW what you are talking about. Be able to engage in conversations about their technical infrastructure, options, goals and politics. 3) The goal of every call is to add value... NOT to make a sale. Adding value will open doors and people pick up the phone. Trusted peers provide referrals. They provide insight.
A classic failure of early stage founders it to mistake the factory model of sales (efficiency) for the required model of sales (inefficient, research based, strategic).
To site the Cynefin framework (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin_framework) They mistake mistakenly believe that sales is simple and can be structured like a factory.
Most sales people are factory workers. They crank widgets.
Most products don't have sufficient margin to justify hiring expensive talent.
Professional sales is complex, chaotic, political, layered with inter-dependencies, and fought with constraints. It's a great career -- once you get good at it.
Comment · 3 years ago
Dating apps fail due to an inherent asymmetry.
A small percentage of the population will attract a large percentage of the dating pool.
A large percentage of the population will attract a small percentage of the dating pool.
The job of a dating app is to give the appearance of progress and engagement to a very wide segment of the market. It sells hope and false positives.
Better? 1) Learn core social skills. Making people feel good about themselves is fundamentally attractive. 2) Upgrade listening skills. People who make others feel heard and understood are very attractive. 3) Do stuff. Fun stuff. Whatever leads to your personal happiness. Happy engaged people are attractive. 4) Stop using dating apps. Suck it up. Face confusion, rejection, and bad choices. Learn what you need to learn. Improve. Wash - rinse - repeat. People who have earned their confidence and skills are very attractive. 5) Learn to laugh at yourself. 6) Have real friends. Do stuff with them. There is a direct relationship between having good friends and feeling good about life. 6.5) Keep social media to a minimum. It sucks your attention and gives you envy.
Comment · 6 years ago
What are the economics behind this? What happens next?
Comment · 7 years ago
The Loudest Voice in the room. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loudest_Voice_in_the_Room
Not to agree or disagree with a political approach ... but to understand how and why Fox News works.
Clarity - grace - style ... is not taught. Passable text is good enough.
No editor - plus a peer group who create bloated text.
Here is my favorite text on how to write clearly: https://www.amazon.com/Style-Ten-Lessons-Clarity-Grace/dp/03...
I really hope good writing makes a comeback. I really appreciate everyone who takes the time and effort to write well.