What causes failure?
We plan, we work hard, we are sure that we have done it all right – and then WHAM!!! – it all falls apart, like we had no idea of what we were doing or where we were going.
Archive for January, 2010
Monday, January 25th, 2010
What causes failure?
- Hi Andrew (the person above this post),
You're probably never going to see this, but if you do, could you post what your checklist is? The curious need to know and copy :) Read more >
- I am a big fan of checklists – following them lets you to free your brain from the question "What do I do next?" and allows you to dedicate more mental capacity to using your intuition, passion, and creativity.
Just this weekend my roommate was poking fun at me for having a checklist on my night side table with the first ...Read more >
- Not sure I want a passionate virtuoso as a surgeon. I'm imagining a knee surgeon playing my MCL like a Cello. Maybe? I don't know - I feel like some things need a checklist and some things need that passionate virtuosity. Read more >
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Here is a question
Here is a question – What does a smart phone have in common with a car?
Here is another – What does convergence really mean?
- interesting metaphor.... the first internet if you will!
- Convergence? - maybe the ancient Romans had the answer. After all, all roads used to lead to Rome.....
- Here are a few that came to my mind, regards. • Both have accesories which may tore a hole in your wallet. • You can always but a basic version but you believe the extra money is worth the extra features. • You have to change it every 3 years max or else you may be catalogued by others as not cool. • The ...
Monday, January 11th, 2010
That Candy Store Feeling
Do you remember that Candy Store feeling when you were a kid? You know what I mean…right?
- Could not agree more about convergence/readers/tablets/phones. I would be more than happy to have a great phone for phone calls and a tablet the size of a kindle for everything else. Thanks, David
- would have likes have more Vid -- he was kind enough to "sit" for 10 minutes -- maybe next year I will wire him!!!
- Good piece....VL, Peter Stringham's PA P.S. As always, thanks for a great and informative read
