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Nick Cramp, author of the upcoming book Flucture, gave me a very interesting piece of insight last week. We were discussing being ‘experts’ in our field, and how it is unlikely that either of us are ever going to be the preeminent ‘experts’ in our field. This gives rise to what has come to be known as ‘imposter syndrome’… Continue reading Be the expert in the room

There needs to be friction otherwise the barrier to entry is too low. Shane (from the Farnham Street Blog) talked about friction on a recent episode of their recent Knowledge Project podcast. They actually removed their email from the website. What they found is that when an email address is available, visitors would just spew information at… Continue reading Create friction to get things done

Actionable is a completely remote working environment—many of us have never met in person. And yet we know each other on a deeply personal level. I know that sounds counter-intuitive but I know my colleagues at Actionable, many of whom I’ve never met in person, better than many people I worked the same building for… Continue reading The Paradox of Knowing Your Colleagues Better Because You Work Remotely

Goals are set – 20 laps. You set off. Swimming is not your strong suit but you want to try it anyways. At this point you are 5 laps in and very happy with your progress – you can feel the workout but know you still have energy in the tank for the other 15.… Continue reading The Swimmer