Just a few weeks ago we reviewed the book Makers: the New Industrial Revolution, a book focusing on the growing movement toward "small batch" manufacturing, enabled by the powerful combination of computers, the Internet and an exploding array of very capable high quality tools. In the few short weeks since, there have been some interesting developments and comments, … [Read more...]
So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Why Follow Your Passion is Bad Advice – a Review
If you are like the majority of people, you didn't grow up with a preexisting passion, you didn't know from one day to the next what you wanted to do or be, you just grew up. No matter what your particular circumstances, you had opportunities to do and try many things and when someone asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" you may have answered differently depending … [Read more...]
Portfolio Projects Instead of a Resume
Are you are looking for work? With constant news of high unemployment it's easy to feel a bit frustrated and demoralized, especially if you've been out of work for a while, but maybe you're going about it the wrong way. If you're looking for technical hands on work, you are uniquely positioned to do something many other job seekers can't, you can literally show potential … [Read more...]
Deliberate Practice on the Way to Being Great
In my last post, provocatively titled How the Motorcycle Gods Ride, we examined Rossi's control, as demonstrated in that fascinating photo, as something beyond the levels most of us mere mortals can achieve. In the comments, SteveH, noted the 10,000 hour rule, made popular recently by Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers, in which Gladwell pointed out example after example of superior … [Read more...]