There’s so much beauty to machine learning, AI, and data science, but also a dark side. We created so many of these tools to help connect us, and sadly it’s disconnecting us.
I find that through the pandemic that my own friends have become more distracted than ever due to the work I do for a living.
This book is incredible at refocusing on what matters.
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My dad was a crane inspector, and generally spent his career making sure that accidents didn’t happen.
He would say that 95% of accidents were operator error. But what was interesting is how much effort he’d put into preventing disasters even if the operator made an error. It has influenced how I approach programming. The user is never wrong, even when they do something very odd.
A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they've come to define all that's wrong with America.
We hear it all the time: "Sorry, it was just an accident." And we've been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer argues convincingly: There are no such things as accidents. The vast majority of mishaps are not random but predictable and preventable. Singer uncovers just how the term "accident" itself protects those in power and leaves the most vulnerable in harm's way, preventing investigations, pushing off debts, blaming the victims, diluting anger,…
I am a practicing Zen Buddhist. Every year, I spend a week in silence, and it influences how I see the world.
This book is incredible at defining what is essential. It’s not about minimalism, or maximalism; it’s about the essentials. As Dieter Rams is quoted in the book, “less but better.”
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Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload?
Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised?
Do you ever feel busy but not productive?
If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to become an Essentialist.
In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of…
