Idea Surplus Disorder #61
In this edition: SuperCollider is this Friday, job crafting, uncertainty vs. ambiguity, strategic questions, me-as-a-service, WTF notebooks, eclectic playlists, lickable periodic tables, group rituals, and more.
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In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: letting go of sunk costs, eating ugly frogs, making better documents, building better tables, selecting random leaders, chipping eggs, making movies, and more.
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In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: SuperCollider, the meeting limit, RFPs, advice for founders, why "change management" is a myth, title theater, timeshielding, cats, more (different) cowbell, the singing-impaired, and more.
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In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: collaborating without consensus, questioning your innovation, business life support, impossible things, hanging out, streaming better, focusing faster, and Kindle-ing free – and read to the end to learn what's up at Filament this week.
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In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: a new Filament offering, disruption, good living, bad reading, cubist paintings, Disney on skis, the history of the book chapter, propaganda posters, and more.
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