5 Matching Annotations
- Jan 2023
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tedgioia.substack.com tedgioia.substack.com
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“There is no substitute for good decisions at the top—and no remedy for stupid ones.”
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- Nov 2022
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delong.typepad.com delong.typepad.com
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A better formula is this : Every book should be readno more slowly than it deserves, and no more quickly than youcan read it with satisfaction and comprehension.
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- Jun 2022
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hybridpedagogy.org hybridpedagogy.org
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The old rule, now practically an adage, “Post once, reply twice” is essentially the epitaph for online learning.
This sounds godawful and unproductive.
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Local file Local file
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One of my favorite rules of thumb is to “Only start projects that are already 80percent done.” That might seem like a paradox, but committing to finishprojects only when I’ve already done most of the work to capture, organize,and distill the relevant material means I never run the risk of startingsomething I can’t finish.
This same sort of principle is seen in philanthropy circles where the group already has commitments for a large proportion of the end goal before they even announce the campaign.
Is there a rule of thumb for this in philanthropy? 50%? What is it called, ie does it have a specific name?
What relation does it have to the Pareto principle, if any?
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- Oct 2020
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softwareengineering.stackexchange.com softwareengineering.stackexchange.com
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General rules of thumb
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