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Sat Mar 30 11:45:38 GMT 2024
From /weblog/learning
Novice - Needs to be told exactly what to do. Very little context to base decisions off of. Advanced beginner - Has more context for decisions, but still needs rigid guidelines to follow. Competent - Begins to question the reasoning behind the tasks, and can see longer term consequences. Proficient - Still relies on rules, but able to seperate what is most important. Expert - Works mainly on intuition, except in circumstances where problems occur http://ablog.apress.com/?p=972 http://jchyip.blogspot.com.au[..]summary-of-protocol-analysis-verbal.html When we process data too broadly, we process nothing deeply. When we process too much data, we actually lose information - http://traderfeed.blogspot.hk[..]hk/2016/01/doing-more-by-doing-less.html The right teamwork can amplify our individual work. Several perceptive, creative people operating in parallel can see more of the world--and see the world in more ways--than any of the individuals in isolation. The right teams, whether in trading or in romantic relationships, make us better. - http://traderfeed.blogspot.hk[..]teamwork-in-trading-processing-more.html Forget 10,000 hours. The Helsinki Bus Station theory outlines a distinct strategy that separates success from failure - https://www.fastcompany.com[..]tegy-that-separates-success-from-failure
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Sat Mar 23 06:32:23 GMT 2024
From /weblog/science
https://www.zmescience.com[..]cience/sign-language-evolution-21012020/ In the 19th century, a man living in present-day Liberia dreamed of the first script for his native Vai language. Today linguistic anthropologists are digging into the script’s evolution—and what the changes over the past two centuries reveal about human cognition and society. - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-reveals-about-the-evolution-of-writing/ What the Vai Script Reveals About the Evolution of Writing - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-reveals-about-the-evolution-of-writing/ Syntax: the language form - https://towardsdatascience.com[..]om/syntax-the-language-form-612257c4aa5f
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Fri Mar 15 00:21:16 GMT 2024
From /weblog/software_engineering/team
Building trust for team - http://cocreatr.typepad.com[..]nity-of-practice-and-trust-building.html One nice article about teamwork: Directing (hi directive + lo supportive, for "enthusiastic beginners") Supporting (hi directive + hi supportive, for "disillusioned learners") Coaching (lo directive + hi supportive, for "reluctant contributors") Delegating (lo directive + lo supportive, for "peak performers") http://www.cmcrossroads.com[..]bbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=64809 Is it a people problem or process problem - http://blog.nayima.be[..]01/21/people-problem-or-process-problem/ importance of teamwork - http://www.butunclebob.com[..]leS.MichaelFeathers.ProgrammingOnYourOwn 5 Dysfunctions of a Team - http://www.anticlue.net/archives/000279.htm A Leaner Start: Reducing Team Setup Times - http://www.infoq.com/articles/pat-kua-onboarding-new , I think article "letting-go" is really insightful - http://www.thekua.com[..]007/09/24/onboarding-strategy-letting-go A good explanation of what is courage, and the result of didn't have courage. It also mention a bit of how to bulit courage within the team, but not much about it - http://www.xprogramming.com/xpmag/NotXP.htm A potential issue of focus too much on people, rely on few heros - http://jchyip.blogspot.com[..]12/people-over-process-misses-point.html Our agile process requires people to spend the effort to listen and talk to each other, working closely. You have to be a people person to like it. It doesn't suit sociopaths. Accidently hiring a sociopath is going to make XP impossible. Trust me, I know. To me this is XP's fundamental weakness. http://jchyip.blogspot.com[..]12/extreme-programmings-fundamental.html What important is team but not idea - http://www.codinghorror.com[..]g/2010/01/cultivate-teams-not-ideas.html http://www.infoq.com/news/2011/11/enable-high-performance-teams http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Co-Making-Great-Products A Measure of Your Team’s Health: How You Treat Your “Idiot” - http://quickbase.intuit.com[..]r-teams-health-how-you-treat-your-idiot/ http://www.inside.com.tw[..]ur-teams-health-how-you-treat-your-idiot https://www.infoq.com/news/2018/05/culture-safety-ei-teams How to Create a Great Team Culture (and Why It Matters) - https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?ref=rss&id=3323993 https://noidea.dog/glue Psychological Safety - https://www.buildsoftwarebetter.org[..]tally-healthy-environment-for-developers https://hbr.org[..]chological-safety-heres-how-to-create-it ‘As long as everyone got a chance to talk, the team did well. But if only one person or a small group spoke all the time, the collective intelligence declined.’ - https://www.nytimes.com[..]its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html The secret ingredient to successful team building is not what you think - https://www.fastcompany.com[..]sful-team-building-is-not-what-you-think
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Sat Mar 09 11:57:52 GMT 2024
From /weblog/learning
Persistence Pays - https://www.thedriftmag.com/persistence-pays See every challenge as a learning opportunity – and a test - https://www.bbc.com[..]losophers-teach-us-about-uncertain-times 運動心理學淺談（55）：個人特質與運動表現 – 心理堅韌性作為運動員重要的個人特質 - https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/373781 Isaac Newton - https://www.cantorsparadise.com[..]routine-of-sir-isaac-newton-f7c793b55ca3 https://zh.wikipedia.org[..]8%90%A8%E5%85%8B%C2%B7%E7%89%9B%E9%A1%BF Setbacks are inevitable, here’s your brain’s survival guide to get motivated again - https://www.fastcompany.com[..]val-guide-to-get-motivated-after-setback Moderate self-control strikes a balance that fosters both discipline and flexibility, allowing individuals to pursue their goals without succumbing to the rigidity that extreme self-control often demands. This balance best promotes psychological well-being, as it accommodates for life’s unpredictabilities and the natural human need for occasional indulgence. In contrast, extreme self-control can lead to stress, burnout, and a diminished capacity to enjoy life’s pleasures. Life (and work) then may best be approached as a balancing act between rational long-term self-management, but without being so strict or tough on yourself. - https://www.fastcompany.com[..]an-help-you-succeed-according-to-science A growth mindset is great, right? A psychologist explains when it’s not - https://www.fastcompany.com[..]ght-a-psychologist-explains-when-its-not
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Fri Mar 01 13:33:00 GMT 2024
From /weblog/health/food
Are You Dehydrated? - https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-diet-dehydration Hard water can ruin your washing machine, but also your hair and skin. On the flipside, it's great for drinking! - https://www.zmescience.com[..]-difference-between-hard-and-soft-water/ To combat this, he advises drinking water throughout the day to maintain our hydration levels. Drinking a lot of liquid in one go can cause more water to pass through the body and come out as urine without hydrating us first. - https://www.bbc.com[..]ater-always-the-best-choice-on-a-hot-day Boiling water can help remove up to 90% of microplastics - https://www.zmescience.com[..]n-help-remove-up-to-90-of-microplastics/
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