What if you're already on top of things?
An enthusiastic proponent of keeping a "done list"
^ADJ: From the Author of 4000 weeks, Adam Grant said: “This is the most important book ever written about time management. Oliver Burkeman offers a searing indictment of productivity hacking and profound insights on how to make the best use of our scarcest, most precious resource. His writing will challenge you to rethink many of your beliefs about getting things done—and you’ll be wiser because of it”
The Anatomy of an Amazon 6-pager. A deep dive into writing detailed…
I worked at Amazon for five years, leaving days before receiving the coveted yellow badge. Most people don’t make it past the first year. It’s an intense work environment, and the company revolves around specific leadership principles that provide a strict framework for how you interact with your co-workers. Because of this distinct culture, Amazon is unlike any company I’ve ever seen.
Perhaps the most challenging part of working at Amazon comes down to being able to write a 6-pager. While there are several types of documents you may need to write at Amazon, such as the backward press-release or the 2-pager, your ability to write a 6-pager will directly impact your status at the table and your ability to move up in the company. If you struggle to write detailed plans for your business, this may be a useful structure to emulate.
^ADJ: I am still fascinated by Amazon's culture, in particular how structured they are when it comes to meetings
Too Few Marketers Grasp the Difference Between Strategy vs. Tactics
Look, I get it. For (at least) the first decade of my career, I, too, foolishly conflated strategy and tactics. I’d say things like: “we need to be strategic with our paid search spend,” or “let’s get tactical with the pricing tiers.” Did I sound smart? No. Did I think I sounded smart? Yeah, probably ....
^ADJ: Summary:
Next time you’re making plans (perhaps your 2023 marketing strategy?), keep in mind:
Strategy: built on data and opinions, this is how you answer the question: “why are we doing that?”
Tactics: built on strategy, these are individual investments you make to achieve the strategic goal.
Wasteland Capital on Twitter: "$AAPL made $337 in revenue per customer last year
$AAPL made $337 in revenue per customer last year ($28/month) of which $69 is Services and $268 is Product purchases, based on 2bn active devices and an assumed 1.2bn installed customer base.
^ADJ: These numbers are incredible, and show's what you can do when you have a fully built-out strategy that you are prepared to commit to (even through multiple economic cycles).
Make Learning a Part of Your Daily Routine
In our increasingly “squiggly” careers, where people change roles more frequently and fluidly and develop in different directions, the ability to unlearn, learn, and relearn is vital for long-term success. It helps us increase our readiness for the opportunities that change presents and our resilience to the inevitable challenges we’ll experience along the way. Adaptive and proactive learners are highly prized assets for organizations, and investing in learning creates long-term dividends for our career development. Based on their experience designing and delivering career development training for over 50,000 people worldwide, the authors present several techniques and tools to help you make learning part of your day-to-day development.
^ADJ: Key Messages that I took 1: the ability to unlearn, learn, and relearn is vital for long-term success and "The people you spend time with are a significant source of knowledge" re-inforcing to me that saying "you are the average of the 5 people that you spend the most time with". 2: "Relearning takes resilience".
Tanking Up: Understanding the Materiel—and Moral—Implications of the New Armor Heading to Ukraine - Modern War Institute
There is much to celebrate in the collective decision by Ukraine’s Western supporters to again upgrade security assistance to Kyiv with modern armor systems including the well-regarded German Leopard 2. There is little doubt the new weapons systems will eventually make a substantial impact on the battlefield.
^ADJ: Article gives some insight into how this could play out for Urkraine
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Paper on Robot Adoption in Italy how it effects productivity and wage in equality
Why some technologies get cheaper and others don't podcast, degree of design complexity and degree of customisation factored.
How My Views on Learning Have Changed Over Time learning advice