Method R Newsletter: On the Value of Mistakes
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On the Value of MistakesDon't let the baseball stuff in the preview fool you. This is an article about resilience. On the Value of Mistakes
It’s baseball season. (!) I miss getting to watch my son play, but my colleague Jeff’s son is a junior in high school, and I can still watch him. He’s a pitcher. Yesterday, he threw four innings and did great. Allowed just one earned run. In case you don’t study baseball, let me sum it… See more ›
Tuesday Zoom (US Time Change)Each Tuesday at 10:30am Central US Time, I host a weekly Zoom call where a small group of IT professionals spend 25 minutes discussing how to make life better for ourselves and the people we serve. You’re welcome to join us. Please note that our US time change on March 10 to Daylight Savings Time means that our next Tuesday Zoom will begin one hour earlier than our recent calls. Upcoming calls will be at 10:30am CDT (3:30pm UTC). How to Make Things FasterI’ve gotten a real kick out of listening to the How to Make Things Faster audiobook. Voice actor Jonathan Yen does just an outstanding job with the content. I’m really happy with how it turned out. Find How to Make Things Faster wherever you find books and audiobooks. |
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Cary Millsap Weekly Newsletter A Lesson in Writing from 1944 This week’s featured article is one of my favorites from 2008. I watched the Presidential debate tonight. One of the candidates mentioned a pair of letters that General Dwight David Eisenhower wrote in 1944. He wrote one letter that he would use in the event of a victorious Normandy invasion, and he wrote another one that he would use in the event of a defeat. I… See more › Tuesday Zoom Each Tuesday at 10:30am CDT (3:30pm UTC), I...
Cary Millsap Weekly Newsletter The Sally–Anne Skill Why won't your customer take your advice? The Sally–Anne skill will help you understand. The Sally–Anne test is a test that helps psychologists gauge a subject’s social cognitive development. Here’s the test: This is Sally. Sally has a basket. This is Anne. Anne has a box. Sally has a marble. She puts the marble into her basket. Sally goes out for a walk. Anne takes the marble out of… See more › Tuesday Zoom Each Tuesday at 10:30am CDT...
Cary Millsap Weekly Newsletter The Dog Collar Incident This week’s article is about an important lesson my dog taught me. My family moved to an 80-acre farm when I was about 7 years old. My parents raised catfish as a side gig. Living on a fish farm gave me an opportunity to become a bounty hunter. My Dad paid me 25¢ for every cottonmouth water moccasin I killed. Cottonmouths are big black snakes that eat just… See more › Tuesday Zoom Each Tuesday at 10:30am CDT (3:30pm UTC), I host a weekly...