Idea Surplus Disorder #18
In this edition: 15.87% bad ideas, how much to fail, thin rules, hybrid work, microvalidations, smidgens, hot dogs, ancestors, and more.
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Idea Surplus Disorder #17
In this edition: the Thinksgiving kickoff, a time-based-billing apocalypse, decision-making roles, the first org chart, mentorship, Socrates, a disgusting food test, horrific safety posters, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #16
In this edition: the Business Book Club kickoff, time billionaires, mediocrity, luck, fashion pricing, the three-day-office, Italian gas pumps, the best pens, simple news, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder Issue #15
In this week's edition: a Thinksgiving kickoff, better big-group networking, quitting, phone rituals, antelope, field mice, German Hi-Fi, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #14
In this edition: junk work, the 3x3 rule, super-abundant intelligence, the science of face-to-face, writers' rules for writers, space elevators, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #13
In this edition, decision-making, healthy turnover, outsourced clarity, Zoom backgrounds, persuasion, flow, rest, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #12
In this edition: Filament launches a business book club, fascinating salads, heroic stories, lazy leaders, word calculators, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #11
In this edition: slow learning, continuous improvement, asking better questions, the value of anticipation vs. belief, hybrid work, multiple futures, bicycles, emojis, and and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #10
In this edition: another N.S.F.W., de-cloudifying your vision, brainstorming questions, ignoring your phone, card tricks, afternoon fun, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #9
In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: exponential time, magical questions, groupthink, to-don't lists, Wilfred Brimley singing Vanilla Ice, tomato-eating goats, and more.
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