Oblique rules (or the importance of being irrational)
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.” – Walt Whitman In Obliquity, John Kay provides an elegant and clear explanation of why goals are more...
View ArticleCognitive Deficit?
“Genius is nothing but continued attention.” – Claude Adrien Helvetius We all know that we should manage our time more efficiently, and most of us are very bad at switching off email and social...
View ArticlePrinciples of Design #23 – Ockham’s Razor
Simple is best Ockham’s razor is the principle that simplicity is preferred to complexity in design, so that given the choice between functionally equivalent designs, the simplest one should always be...
View ArticleAre You Tired of Making Decisions?
The New York Times reports some interesting findings on the phenomenon of decision fatigue in a recent article which is well worth reading for those who are burdened by a continuous stream of data,...
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