Reflection №daily-reflection-316-taste-is-the-new-scarce-skill
For most of history, the hard part of making something was the making. Writing the report, drafting the design, building the system: production was the bottleneck, and people…
15 October 2026
Reflection №daily-reflection-315-just-ask
There is a body of research showing that people systematically underestimate how likely others are to say yes when asked for help. The likelihood is about a factor…
14 October 2026
Reflection №daily-reflection-314-try-removing-something
When faced with a problem, we add. A new process to stop the thing going wrong again. A tool to manage the complexity created by the previous tool.…
13 October 2026
Reflection №daily-reflection-313-the-stories-you-tell-about-yourself
I am not a morning person. I am bad with names. I am not a details person. Most of us carry a small collection of these, repeat them…
12 October 2026
Reflection №daily-reflection-312-the-hardest-word-is-stop
We celebrate persistence relentlessly. Grit, resilience, not giving up: these are the virtues we teach children and repeat to each other, and they are real virtues. What we…
9 October 2026
Reflection №daily-reflection-311-fear-wearing-a-suit
Fear almost never introduces itself honestly. In my experience it has never once turned up and said: I am afraid of this and that is why I am…
8 October 2026
