#313 - You Already Had Them

STUFF I'VE WRITTEN

• You already had them. Three decisions that look unrelated, and the one thing underneath all of them.
• Also this week: Who is the machine working for?. My review of Cory Doctorow's new book, and the one question I now ask before handing anything to AI.
• From the Archive: How to make good decisions. Start by building a good toolkit.. A toolkit for deciding well. Worth rereading once you know what you are deciding against.

STUFF I'M READING

• A little thank you can go a long way. Leaders who say thanks get teams that notice, and thank, each other more.
• Want to be a lifelong learner? Don't go it alone. Most learning comes from peers. A study of apprentices in five trades found almost no teaching.
• Set a goal. Sam Parr works back from the three year goal to the next three months. 
• How to think clearly when everything feels like an emergency. Urgency is a feeling, not a measure of importance. Sort decisions by whether they can be undone. 
• Delegation is an identity problem. If being the one who handles everything is who you are, no system will make you let go.
• Your most improbable life. Kevin Kelly on aiming to become the most improbable person you can be. Nobody can compete with you there. 

STUFF I'M LINKING

• What made you happy today? Let the world know with your own bird.
• Mechanical Pencil. Everyday objects taken apart and illustrated, from the Zippo lid to the click pencil. 

Finally. Destroy Any Website. Type in any address and shoot it to pieces. Try your own site.