Hakiri

The best way to learn is by teaching. It seams that when we teach others we actually learn because teaching is way of transmitting information in the most optimal way and in order to do that, our brains engage with the task to simplify the information and to find the most important bits that are necessary to unfold the rest of it that follows, as such, we learn.

As an experiment, do the following: Pick a topic you know nothing about and study it for a short period of time. [...]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling! So what? Let me refresh the story of Chicken Little.

Be afraid! Be very afraid of the chicken littles.

This is a quick post regarding information overload. I believe that there are many people out there suffering from excess dose of information, or at least this is what they thing is the problem of their sleep deprivation, continues stress and general unhappiness.

The truth is that there is no such thing as Information Overload. In fact, we love information and we can consume as much of it as we want. We cannot get overloaded unless we consume the same type of information, i.e. [...]

Experiment – it is essential that you keep experimenting with things. I know that some of your may have already found what you really like but how do you know that there isn’t anything else out there that could bring you even more joy? Simply try new things, from food, cloths and places, to new people, behaviors and crafts.

Mix – mix unrelated things together. It is fun and brings joy. This is probably the only way to tackle creative slow-downs. [...]

This post is mostly a ripoff from Wikipedia because who ever wrote about the topic did a pretty good job of summarizing the main ideas behind Barry Schwartz’s work.The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less is a 2004 book by Mr. Schwartz. In the book, Schwartz argues the controversial thesis that eliminating consumer choices can greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers. Kind of communism in a way but wait! [...]

Can we slow time? Not just yet! But time is also perception so for some it will go faster while for others it will always speed up. Therefore, mastering the perception of time is a life skill which unfortunately is not covered by our modern education systems. Although, it could prove to be very, very useful in life.

In the video footage above, produced by Michio Kaku (an extraordinarytheoretical physicist), we learn that time does slow down when brain speeds up. [...]

Well I stumbled across the following image which I though is very interesting. From the 37singnals blog:

Why are we doing this? What problem are we solving? Is this actually useful? Are we adding value? Will this change behavior? Is there an easier way? What’s the opportunity cost? Is it really worth it?

Ricardo Semler is the CEO and majority owner of Semco SA, a Brazilian company best known for its radical form of industrial democracy and corporate re-engineering, a.k.a The Democratic Company.

Here follow a few extracts from things that I have came across while researching Semco and Ricardo Semler:

Bieber Labs have a nice summary plus some ideas laid out in a blog post. Bieber Labs summarizes a few common themes that seem to be predominant in Semler’s lectures and books. [...]

Interesting speech from Tim O’Reilly on this year’s ETech event. Why does he love hackers? Check it out!

Although I agree with what he is saying, I need to add a few more things. First and foremost, hacking is a state of mind. It is not something that you can learn but it is definitely something that you can cultivate until you start understanding it. Second, hacking is not all about solving complicated problems. I don’t agree. [...]

…right, this is what I like to call hacker romanticism, but do you know what? it does not work this way! only in the movies, I guess! so if you are a hacker, if you truly believe that you are a hacker, then you will find a way to be better off then anybody else without the need to break any laws and without compromising your passions at all.