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It's cool to find this evidence.

But now we have the opposite problem... there is so much good information and technology out there, yet we're often not able to effectively use it. (What, another failed infrastructure / IT / software project? Don't we know how to make those?)

Our collective ego has gotten so big, we often lack the humility to say, "Wait, I need to see who has the best technology / method in this area", and then learn it and apply it.

Still a prototype, yet could be a viable and affordable product with a little work.

Without getting into the specifics of this Project, I'd like to make a general observation, I just made on another post today.

Most of us didn't receive any formal education or training in communication or conflict resolution. Yet healthy communication is a skill most of us have to learn, just like reading and writing.

I'd like to suggest that we all consider investing proactively in ourselves, and our teams, to learn and practice healthy communication.

I believe such proactive learning can be a standard part of every team and organization, to reduce both the quantity and intensity of any conflicts. As well, such training provides effective tools for the team to deal with "conflict" in a constructive manner.

https://hbr.org/2005/03/want-collaboration-accept-and-active...

Without getting into the specifics of the Rust Project, I'd like to make a general observation.

Most of us didn't receive any formal education or training in workplace communication or conflict resolution. Yet healthy workplace communication is a skill most of us have to learn, just like reading and writing.

I'd like to suggest that we all consider investing proactively in ourselves, and our teams, to learn and practice healthy workplace communication.

I believe such proactive learning can be a standard part of every team and organization, to reduce both the quantity and intensity of any conflicts. As well, such training provides effective tools for the team to deal with "conflict" in a constructive manner.

https://hbr.org/2005/03/want-collaboration-accept-and-active...

For feedback, I would suggest people like a mentor, trusted friend who is a good communicator, or a paid professional resource.

Full disclosure: I provide paid professional career mentorship and coaching. Contact info is in my profile.

I know some people are opposed to hiring a paid resource, yet when I hired someone for myself, my career abilities and achievements increased much faster than before. And I still meet with a professional mentor regularly.

Of course, both the compatibility and quality of the resource matter, so by all means talk with a few people until you find the right match for you.

If CEOs, actors, athletes, and other pros hire someone to help, why shouldn't you?

Yes, I meant to get professional feedback from a good resource, to help one's interview skills. This can also be extended to improving one's communications skills at work.

For resources of people who might be able to help, I would include people like a mentor, hired professional, or trusted friends who are good communicators.

A lot of good objective points are listed here, but the biggest element to retaining a great team is showing and practicing respect for all people, both colleagues and clients. (I didn't see this mentioned in the article.)

"3. Be empathetic and curious." was mentioned briefly in the article. In my view the soft factors merit much more attention and discussion.

Just some example questions I would consider: Do you speak regularly with everyone in the company? How is respect at work practiced and shown? What is the quality of the community at work? How are conflicts resolved amicably? How are team building and quality work relationships supported?

This list is of course just a starting point.

While this is an interesting optimization strategy, getting and applying professional feedback for one's interview skills has a better ROI in my opinion.

If you're amazing at interviews, the interviewer will remember you and want to hire you. They will even rave about you to their colleagues... "Hey, this person was awesome, we need to hire them."

Accomplish that special human ability, and you don't have to worry about such micro-optimisations.

It is a great benefit to each one of us, and to society, to have open, honest, long-form discussions with hosts like Joe Rogan.

I can only hope that other great hosts apply this as an inspiration to develop their own podcasts.

OP here. I've written this in the linked article to explain the purpose of these tools and their limitations:

First, it helps to keep in mind: any personality type system has some advantages, as well as some limitations. These are feedback tools; they are here to help you get some neutral, objective feedback. This helps to know what kind of person you are, but the traits from these tests are by no means “right” or “wrong” or definitive.

Just like you will get different feedback from different friends on your latest haircut, there will always be some variation. Yet when your personality tools (and friends!) are relatively honest and reliable, then the results will be useful to you.

This is because people of each personality type tend to share some strengths and weaknesses in how they interact with the world, and with other people. Knowing in advance what these strengths and weaknesses are will help you learn which areas to pay attention to. This can have powerful effects both on your personal and career development at home and in the workplace.

Besides the MBTI, there is a newer personality profile called the Big 5. Between these two, the MBTI is a bit easier to understand, and a bit easier to use in your head when you meet new people. However, the MBTI isn’t always accurate, so you might have to take it 3 or 4 times in a year to see which result you get most often.

Meanwhile, the Big Five is currently considered more scientifically valid. This is because its results tend to be more consistent. I cover the Big 5 in-depth in my YouTube video series, so check that out if you’re interested in the Big 5.

The full article is here:

https://elevanation.com/estp-vs-entp/

Interesting viewpoint.

Some things which are IMHO very important but not mentioned much or at all in the article:

1. Clarify your values before defining goals.

2. High-quality friendships and relationships are proven to support a happy and healthy life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study)

3. The importance of regular interaction with good mentors and coaches. This helps to to get specific feedback and growth for your unique situation.

Great question. If I may make some suggestions in 3 parts:

Part 1: Present

What are your priorities for the next 5 to 10 years? Consider which are most important to you:

a. Cash

b. Stability

c. Career Building

d. Industry Reputation

Part 2: Future

g. What would you like to be doing 10 years from now?

Part 3: Building Fulfillment

j. Are you good at managing people, to the point that the company benefits? Or would the company be better off if you were in a hands-on role? (you seem to indicate it is the former, just want to emphasise the importance of this item)

k. Are there areas in your personal life where you can enjoy hands-on things?

m. Which area(s) in your personal life merit a bit of investment?

Nothing really insightful here. The bigger question is, who will step up to create a social media platform which is good for people?

The man is insanely popular in so many countries, that's quite impressive.

At the same time, I hope he takes a moment to consider how he is treating staff and employees in certain situations.

With great power comes great responsibility.

It depends on the project size; for smaller projects we use ClickUp, and we have an in-house tool for larger projects.

Regarding Portfolio Management, can you be more specific what you mean?

It's also worth looking at the 75-year Grant Study https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study

From Wikipedia:

Main results

George Vaillant, who directed the study for more than three decades, has published[8] a summation of the key insights the study has yielded:

    Alcoholism is a disorder of great destructive power.
        Alcoholism was the main cause of divorce between the Grant Study men and their wives.
        Strongly correlates with neurosis and depression, which tended to follow alcohol abuse, rather than precede it.
        Together with associated cigarette smoking, was the single greatest contributor to their early morbidity and death.
    Financial success depends on warmth of relationships and, above a certain level, not on intelligence.
        Those who scored highest on measurements of "warm relationships" earned an average of $141,000 a year more at their peak salaries (usually between ages 55 and 60).
        No significant difference in maximum income earned by men with IQs in the 110–115 range and men with IQs higher than 150.
    Political mindedness correlates with intimacy: Aging liberals have more sex.
        The most-conservative men ceased sexual relations at an average age of 68.
        The most-liberal men had active sex lives into their 80s.
    The warmth of childhood relationship with mothers matters long into adulthood:
        Men who had "warm" childhood relationships with their mothers earned an average of $87,000 more a year than men whose mothers were uncaring.
        Men who had poor childhood relationships with their mothers were much more likely to develop dementia when old.
        Late in their professional lives, the men's boyhood relationships with their mothers—but not with their fathers—were associated with effectiveness at work.
        The warmth of childhood relationships with mothers had no significant bearing on "life satisfaction" at 75.
    The warmth of childhood relationship with fathers correlated with:
        Lower rates of adult anxiety.
        Greater enjoyment of vacations.
        Increased "life satisfaction" at age 75.

George Vaillant's main conclusion is that "warmth of relationships throughout life has the greatest positive impact on 'life satisfaction'". Put differently, Vaillant says the study shows: "Happiness is love. Full stop."[9] In response to accusations that the statement was sentimental or overly general, Vaillant revisited his findings and concluded: "The short answer is L-O-V-E."[10] The CBC reported that the "[Grant] study proves Beatles right: All You Need is Love."[10]

Anytime. It would be cool to be able to use it with just an email address, and do a signup later if desired.

The author is not helping here with statements like "we have a class of vocationally trained workers with a sense of entitlement to be treated as an intellectual elite".

Vocationally-trained people want to be respected, just like everyone else. Making broad accusations about them, and insulting their abilities and qualifications, has been a significant source of conflict.

Every person deserves respect for their training and efforts, regardless of whether that is at a university, vocational school, dancing studio, acting class, on the farm, on a PC at home, or anywhere else in real life.

Start to respect other people, and they will start to respect you.

Having to sign up is the first friction point.

Kudos to the author for including exercise in this list.

Would also suggest it's worth considering a 5 or 10 minute meditation in the daily routine.

This is a decent list of some of the the mechanical or operative issues with todo lists, yet I find it valuable to also consider the person doing the things.

This is because many symptoms that we see in our productivity, actulally have their root cause inside of us.

Some related questions I can think of right now are:

1. When are you most productive each day or week?

2. Which environment is supportive for each task?

3. Are there any feelings or emotions that arise with certain tasks?

4. Which tasks have dependencies on other people? How are the relationships with those people?

5. Are you noticing particular resistance or motivation with certain tasks?

6. How is your breathing, internal dialogue, and overall self-management?

Kudos to Toronto for implementing this, we can use a lot more practical infrastructure projects like this.

My pre-touchscreen cars (past and present) were, and are, much easier to use.

Of course there are good uses for touch screens, but like many technologies, we sometimes over-apply them for the wrong functions.

Thanks for the suggestion, will take a look.

When will we figure out a "healthy" solution for social media?

Whether it's user-funded or advertiser-funded, there has to be a better way.

Does Lynx still work well these days?

We are certainly a bit spoiled in many western countries, not having to think about natural dangers which are common in many other countries around the world. However we can see the cases of plant diseases, mosquito viruses, and other "bad guys" doing their best to achieve world domination.

Going barefoot actually has many health benefits, if the area is free of chemicals, nasty critters, and sharp hazards. Barefoot walking or running has both structural and electrical benefits for the body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/kick-of...

Thanks for the link.

Overall a good article, yet I also think it's important to emphasize strong social connections, as well as mindfulness and mindset training.

For the things which help to live a great life, we also have some evidence-based information which I find insightful:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study