Month: June 2018
Bull Shit Jobs: A Theory David Graeber Simon & Schuster (May 2018) So many jobs — too many jobs — whose patron saint is Sisyphus To what does the title of this book refer? According to David Graeber, a recent…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Scott Keller and Mary Meaney for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…
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In Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (first published by Oford University Pfress in 2012i), Nick Bostrom focuses on three main paths to superintelligence: 1. The AI Path: In this path, all current (and future) AI technologies, such as machine learning, Bayesian…
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In The Ideal of Culture, his latest and best anthology of essays, Joseph Epstein devotes one of his chapters to a discussion of wit. He observes, “Wit is the expression of those who understand and are able to formulate and deflate…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Paolo D’Aprile, John Newman, and Dickon Pinner for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alex (“Sandy”) Pentland for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…
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Here is a brief excerpt from a McKinsey “classic,” written by Phil Rosenzweig for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information, and register…
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The Hard Break: The Case For The 24/6 Lifestyle Aaron Edelheit IdeaPress Publishing (May 2018) “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” Warren Buffett I selected the Buffett observation to…
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The new rules of competition in energy storage
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by David Frankel, Sean Kane, and Christer Tryggestad for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm,…
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