It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by @dhh and @jasonfried was one of the best books about work I read this year.
Here are 40+ takeaways 👇
Where are the bugs? What's fast? What's slow? Do people understand how it works?
It's more of "laying bricks and applying another layer of paint."
Aim to deploy it in focused, large chunks of 3-4 hours.
Remove anything that prevents you from doing this.
Places with no interruptions or distractions.
Use them to share with others the key points, and keep everyone informed.
(at Basecamp they're called "Heartbeats")
If you're a boss or manager and working all hours, you can't expect your reports to.
Things like:
- "What's something nobody dares talk about?"
- "What are you afraid of at work?"
Things are almost always harder and more time-consuming than you think at this point.
It's more rewarding and pays off more in the long run.
Don't disturb people at their desk, and keep conversation volume low.
When it comes to chat, we have two primary rules of thumb: "Real-time sometimes, asynchronous most of the time" and "If it’s important, slow down."
Carefully consider presentations and proposals.
Carefully draft a reply.
A great way to do this is to make proposals written, and replies and feedback asynchronous.
Whichever you choose, they will choose the other.
(from Jean-Louis Gassee, former head of Apple France)
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