YakShaving

Yak•Shaving (noun) Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem

Tag: Leadership

This is the coolest f’ing thing that I’ve read in a long time.

Peacetime CEO / Wartime CEO It’s amazing how a simple conversation with a really amazing mentor combined with a timely article can put you in a whole new frame of mind about how to operate on a day to day basis.

a reminder on the value of different perspectives

Yesterday, I was helping a friend and colleague at ID work on an exciting new platform for eBooks delivered on a backlit display and was shocked and pleased with how easily I was able to provide feedback, give and receive ideas and inspiration. Not only was this (hopefully) helpful to Dan, but also to myself [...]

I never saved anything for the swim back

This is embarrassing, but I have to admit a remarkably cheesy thing about myself. When you’re working on a somewhat crazy, new to the world idea, and your primary intention is to “make meaning” and to improve people’s lives, people doubt you a lot. “Why would I use that? That doesn’t make sense to me… [...]

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