by John Macdonald | May 29, 2023 | The250
A billion seconds feels like a lot. It’s about 31 years. I’m in the middle of my 53rd year, which means that I might no longer be a time billionaire. Let’s assume that my healthspan is 70 (aggressive, but I work on it daily), and my... by John Macdonald | May 28, 2023 | The250
It’s not exactly your fault. The System coerced you into misunderstanding the hiring process.Don’t feel too bad. The System is a master marketer. The System tells you that the hiring process is about finding the best candidate. The best candidate presents... by John Macdonald | May 27, 2023 | The250
I hate complainers, but I love complaints. Complaints don’t necessarily come from complainers, and complainers don’t necessarily generate (the right kind of) complaints. Complaints from the right people, though, are magic bullets. It’s all about... by John Macdonald | May 26, 2023 | AI, The250
This is the advantage of you, the human worker. Asymptotic industrialism seeks efficiency and productivity, which requires precision and tirelessness. It likes machines because machines deliver on this promise. But the machines don’t do well with ambiguity. Even... by John Macdonald | May 25, 2023 | The250
“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.... by John Macdonald | May 24, 2023 | The250
My youngest son, a budding entrepreneur much smarter than me, recently asked me what was the best financial decision I’ve made. Well, in a career filled with questionable, hazardous, and just plain dumb financial decisions, it wasn’t that hard....