Geek joke of the day

Helpdesk: Double click on “My Computer”
User: I can’t see your computer.
Helpdesk: No, double click on “My Computer” on your computer.
User: Huh?
Helpdesk: There is an icon on your computer labeled “My Computer”. Double click on it.
User: What’s your computer doing on mine?

Deliberate Practice

Deliberate practice is characterized by several elements: It is an activity designed specifically to improve performance, often with a teacher’s help; it can be repeated a lot; feedback on results is continuously available; and it’s highly demanding mentally. It is far different than the general notion of “practice makes perfect.” Instead of repeating a task over and over again in your comfort zone, deliberate practice requires that you identify certain sharply defined elements of performance that need to be advanced and then work intently on them.

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Seth advice for start ups

• Prepare for the dip. Starting a business is far easier than making it successful. You need to see a path and have the resources to get through it.
• Cliff businesses are glamorous but dangerous.
• Projects exist in an eco-system. Who are the other players? How do you fit in?
• Being the dumbest partner in a room of smart people is exactly where you want to be.
• And the biggest of all: persist. Do the next one.

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