The More You Owe the More You're Worth

Today I read an old Econlog post by David Henderson. He links to this gem.

2 Second Lean

Two weeks ago at Lean Coffee Austin two gentlemen from a construction company showed up. It turned out we all share an affinity for 2-Second Lean by Paul Akers. I originally discovered the book almost 15 years ago, not long after it was published, but had not looked at it for a n…

My Best Losing Bet

Nothing focused him more than a bet. A friend who interviewed with him shortly before Halloween had made a giant squid costume. “Dude, you’re going to bring your costume when you visit and wear it in the office!” he said, and then went around betting everyone that he could make a…

AI and Individual Contributors

How is the day-to-day experience of the individual contributor changing with the adoption of AI tooling? The tool capabilities remain limited, but are growing rapidly. They do well on relatively simple tasks and fall down on complex problems. And yet the scope of work they can ac…

A Bike Shifting Heuristic

My bicycle is a 24-speed model, with three front sprockets and eight rear sprockets. What’s a good shifting pattern to apply when riding in variable terrain? If we number the sprockets front and back from lowest to highest gear ratio, and zero indexing, in front they count 0..3 f…