From 2b6f9e744d84119226897abeabf180466c3c0d63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Gasquez Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:49:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?docs:=20=E2=9C=8F=EF=B8=8F=20update=20content?= =?UTF-8?q?=20on=20curiosity,=20dashboards,=20mindfulness,=20and=20teamwor?= =?UTF-8?q?k?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Added insights on content consumption, enhanced dashboard metrics with YoY growth and goal comparison, emphasized cultivating an information diet, and aligned teamwork practices with best practices for prompt engineering. --- Curiosity.md | 1 + Data/Dashboards.md | 1 + Mindfulness.md | 1 + Teamwork.md | 7 +++++++ 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Curiosity.md b/Curiosity.md index c8084b3..d953402 100644 --- a/Curiosity.md +++ b/Curiosity.md @@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ - [Practice hunting for bugs](https://radimentary.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/hammertime-day-1-bug-hunt/?utm_source=pocket_mylist)! A bug is anything in life that needs improvement. Even if something is going well, if you can imagine it going better, there's a bug. - Knowing we really want is hard and takes effort. Explore yourself and your [[values]]. - Experiment more! It is very very easy to do what comes naturally and never deviate from that. Break the pattern. +- Consume content that is hard to produce. If the producer can spam the content, it is probably not worth your time. E.g: audiobooks vs podcasts. diff --git a/Data/Dashboards.md b/Data/Dashboards.md index b91627d..9812054 100644 --- a/Data/Dashboards.md +++ b/Data/Dashboards.md @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ - Make it obvious what the main takeaway is. - Follow the Z pattern. - Provide context. +- Include additional highlight numbers, such as last month's total revenue vs. the planned revenue and the YoY growth. Plot against goals if possible. Have a reasonable goal, and plot your numbers against it! The value is that now discussions are happening about the data. diff --git a/Mindfulness.md b/Mindfulness.md index 3302b44..6292965 100644 --- a/Mindfulness.md +++ b/Mindfulness.md @@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ - E.g: [[Social Media Issues|social media]] encourages rage, [[blockchain]] protocols "waste" energy using Proof of Work. - A person holding a hammer interacts with the world in a different way. It is a different entity. Same with ideas. - Most of the world is held together with duct tape so don't be surprised when it breaks. +- Cultivate your information diet. diff --git a/Teamwork.md b/Teamwork.md index 23a38f3..c408abf 100644 --- a/Teamwork.md +++ b/Teamwork.md @@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ - Keep a [private work log](https://youtu.be/HiF83i1OLOM?list=PLYXaKIsOZBsu3h2SSKEovRn7rGy7wkUAV). It'll make easier for everyone to advocate what you did. - [Don't sabotage the team](https://erikbern.com/2023/12/13/simple-sabotage-for-software)! - [Nobody gets credit for fixing problems that never happened](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39472693). People get credit for shipping things. Figure out how to reward and recognize people for preventing problems. +- The same practices that make great [[Large Language Models]] [promts](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/prompt-engineering) also make [great practices with humans](https://x.com/tayloramurphy/status/1849269205155123568): + - Give clear instructions. + - Share relevant background info. + - Break big problems into chunks. + - Give them time to think. + - Point them to helpful tools. + - Test their work systematically. ## [How Small Teams Work](https://posthog.com/handbook/people/team-structure/why-small-teams#how-it-works)