Everyone is totally just winging it. Superhuman? How to build a broader network within your company.
Welcome to a new issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.”
Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.
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And now, let’s dive in!
One “must” for this week
“Everyone is totally just winging it” by Oliver Burkeman.
We assume someone somewhere knows what's happening, but no one does know what's happening.
It is not in the literal sense that people lack expertise that they put to good use in their work. We want to know that somebody knows what's happening and isn't improvising from moment to moment.
It's a bit like a child with a parent, except now we're the grownups. It's always having to sort of create everything afresh, always feeling that we’re not quite yet in this serene position of command and control over our life and that this isn't something to feel bad about.
Personal development
Everyone is totally just winging it
Rediscovering purpose: a journey through burnout with Robin Coghlan
Maker vs. manager: how your schedule can make or break you
Reading tips from Naval Ravikant
Some things I think
Nine ideas from a weekend with legends
Are you hunting antelope or field mice?
Innovation
AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure and interactions of all of life’s molecules
Surprising ways to prompt AI
From potential to profit with GenAI
GenAI can help companies do more with customer feedback
Validate value delivery before growth
Values are sharply diverging between rich and poor countries
How much does proximity influence startup innovation?
Leadership and management
How to build a broader network within your company
Fighting loneliness on remote teams
Highly skilled professionals want your work but not your job
Will everything get decentralized eventually? Is that good?
The most disturbing five mistakes leaders make when promoting people (and how to prevent them)
Referent power: the ultimate form of influence
One book
“Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” by Greg McKeown.