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1. The Richest Man in Babylon
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3. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
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4. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
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5. The Millionaire Mind
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6. Thinking in Systems: A Primer
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7. The Ethics of Liberty
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8. One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work
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10. The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich
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14. The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect, Completely Updated and Revised
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15. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
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16. Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, A Long Short (and Now Complete) Story, Updated with New Epilogue
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18. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States
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It's a good question - a lot of people just assume they can't ever be rich.
No you don't need to get a degree. You don't need to get a high-paying job. You don't need to be Elon Musk unless we're talking billionaire rich.
Making money is about delivering value at scale. Either deliver a little bit of value to a lot of people, or deliver a lot of value to a few people. Or do both to rake it in - but this is usually harder.
The most accessible way to deliver value at scale is by building a business.
You also need to figure out why you want to be rich and what kind of rich. Do you want to build a massive empire and make hundreds of millions or does making a couple of million a year and getting to travel whenever you want sound better?
The basic steps are pretty simple. You've got to start by reprogramming your brain a fair bit. Rich people - especially entrepreneurs, don't think about the world in the same way as most people do. More on how to do this later.
After that you'll want to start exploring the opportunities open to you at the moment. There are lots of business models you can replicate and do really well with - you don't need to start completely from scratch and build something the world has never seen before. You would not believe the ridiculously niched business models people make stupid money from. Example - I know a guy who built an online health and safety testing form for oil rig workers that was making $20,000 a month.
When you're starting out it's a good idea to keep things simple and use it as a way to build your skills. You don't want to be trying to build the next Facebook while trying to learn the basics of business. You're probably not as smart as Mark Zuckerberg.
The point is you have to keep learning and learning and learning. You know the business section of the book store you've probably never looked at? Pick the right books and you can pretty much learn anything.
You've been fed a lot of bullshit your whole life - so you need to read:
BOOKS FOR REPROGRAMMING YOUR HEAD
It's pretty incredible how many successful people I've spoken to in the last few years have said something along the lines of "well it all started when I read the 4-Hour Work Week...". This is a great book that will give you a huge mindset adjustment and also a bunch of practical ideas and case studies of what you can do.
Those will give you a good start. Once you've picked something to work on, you'll want to start reading up on learning sales, mindset, strategy, mindset, business management, mindset and some more mindset. If you jump in you'll quickly find the hardest thing about business is usually dealing with yourself.
Hit me up if you take action on this and I'll be happy to recommend where to go next :)
Rich Dad Poor Dad catches a lot of flak, but it's actually really good at teaching the absolute basics in an easy-to-follow manner. Like, learn what a Cash Flow Statement is, increase your asset column, learn basic accounting language, separate emotions and money, minimize taxes. Just glean the overall principles he's teaching and don't blindly follow his specific strategies.
The Richest Man in Babylon is another great, easy to read, investing 101 book.
And The Millionaire Next Door is a research-based book on Millionaires in America and what kind of habits and mindsets got them to their current wealth. It's a wonderfully refreshing read after being brainwashed by tv and movies saying that millionaires won it or stole it and live lavish lives. Most actual millionaires are pretty frugal and hard working with modest lives.
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And here are some resources to help you learn all the new words and concepts:
-- Microeconomics
-- Macroeconomics
-- Finance
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And when you get pretty familiar with the basics and want to start messing with stuff, I've enjoyed the Think or Swim paper money route. They give you $200,000 in fake money to play around with and invest and practice your strategies. It helps you get acquainted with the research and the interface and the fees for investing. It's a wonderful tool.
And then The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham is supposed to be a pretty good comprehensive guide the advanced basics (is that a term?) of investing.
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Or if you want to skip alllll of this and just hire someone, I've read in those subreddits that you want to find a fee based financial adviser. Which you can do here.
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I hope I've helped man! It's a lot of fun to learn about. I wish you all the best.
Qualifications: grew up in a very modest (i.e. lower) part of town, parents worked in blue-collar professions, and started buying a rental property in the 1960's, then dad passed away (with four kids). Now definitely intergenerational wealth, all kids went to college in STEM, parents in their 90's (step-dad helped build up RE holdings to 36 units) with holdings in the 8-figures. No I haven't inherited any of it (yet) but well into middle age myself, make very good money (and will leave it at that), and have a few RE holdings.
> I'll have manager experience. I'm also reading a book called "real estate investing for dummies" and I just finished "rich Dad poor Dad"
Good for you, I didn't start reading books on anything finance related until well into my 20's, and then I read a lot of very good books. I don't think much of Kiyosaki, frankly, but as Brian Tracy said 'to earn more you must learn more'. So don't stop, keep on reading, and especially books over blog posts and short pieces. Why? Books will have more complex ideas and more research to back it up.
Regarding your game plan: you did not indicate what you are interested in doing, and what you do well, and what people will pay you to do, and what the world needs. Take a look at this ikigai graphic. Not sure if you know that welding or sales is this for you, and of course there are other things you may grow into. But hey if you have a good idea that this is the path you want to take, good for you!
I came here to say about sales, few salespeople are on Reddit, they are very busy making lots of money to talk about it. In my own (technical) sales field base runs from $65K up to $120K with another 40% commission, but you need to have the right background (STEM college degree, experience as a customer, and aptitude for outside sales) so barriers to entry are high. So yes, six figures in your late 20's is achievable, and it does take a lot of hard work, no doubt!
Of course owning your own business as a contractor, or becoming a top welder, or tons of other things you could do, I know of plenty of people who do very well.
Regarding the end goal, admirable, and I say your thinking is in the right place. The road to FI is varied - real estate is a very good method (the way my parents went, they bought low and held onto their properties in a HCOL area), investing into index funds another good method (again read books like Boglehead's Guide to Investing, or another favorite of mine on the sidebar called The Richest Man in Babylon) The amount these books can make you over five or ten years is a lot. Over 15 or 25 years is huge.
> Even if I don't get to enjoy it
I see many piling on here saying 'you should enjoy it' but I didn't interpret this comment in that way. You realize it's a road not many take (too many live way beyond their means, and don't have savings / passive income / true wealth to show for it). Yes there's sacrifice, and it takes a long time to build up $1,500 in monthly passive income much less $15,000, but people do this and often you cannot tell. (For example, look up the book The Millionaire Next Door.)
Are you on the right path? Definitely YES. The path to financial independence starts with a mindset, and the fact you are asking the question puts you out in front of all the peers of yours who are thinking about lots of other things, which you know all too well.
Will you make mistakes along the way? Of course, we are all human. The important thing is mindset, and the great thing of being younger is that you have time to make other choices, and learn along the way.
>After a few dates we realised that we still love eachother and that not maintaining our relationship was the biggest mistake we made.
On this point specifically - I ran into a similar problem many years ago. Like 6 months into my marriage, the honeymoon period was over, as they say. All relationships have their ups & downs & it's super easy to feel like quitting when you feel like there's nothing left. We talked it over & looked at the situation & realized that we weren't dating each other anymore. When you're married, you're just kind of there at home all the time, so why go out & why put any effort into anything? The chase was over, you got what you wanted, end of story, right?
As it turns out, actively doing things together is what helps you bond & grow (this is only obvious once the lightbulb goes off in your brain, haha!), whether it's dating or moving in or fixing up an old house or having kids or whatever. The core thing that we realized was that we weren't actively planning out any kind of one-on-one time, so - as dumb as this sounds - we setup a weekly appointment for a date. We were both very busy at the time with our respective jobs, but we made it a point to carve out a date night every week. We alternated who planned it, so it was my job to figure out dinner & an activity every other week. That way, the job load was split, we both had to put some effort into doing something fun together, and it was a surprise what we'd be doing together on the weeks when I didn't have to plan.
Sounds pretty lame, but it worked AWESOME! It also opened my eyes to the concept of "plot vs. story", especially regarding checklists - checklists were the plot, the required parts, the engine - to keep the story moving; checklists were NOT the purpose or meaning of the story! It's super easy to get those confused, because using things like a personal productivity system requires interaction with the system's controls on our part, and we get duped into feeling like the system is the point, not the output of the system, which is getting stuff done & enjoying stuff!
Being kind of a free-range artist growing up, things like checklists & schedules were mentally & emotionally extremely demotivating for me. Mainly, they felt super restrictive. I didn't like feeling tied down to a schedule or locking out my options. As it turns out, in practice, that is not the case at ALL! As it turns out, living by checklists & alarm reminders is like having a secret superpower! One of the books that really cemented this concept into my brain was The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gaw:
Adopting checklists with triggers across the spectrum of my life & my responsibilities proved to be a real gamechanger in several ways:
I lived an incredibly reactive life before adopting a checklist-based personal productivity system; using checklists allowed me to be proactive & actively decide not only what I wanted to invite into my life, but how I wanted to experience things & what kind of results I got. The system we implemented in our marriage was pretty simple & outwardly boring, but had profound impacts on our relationship, because we weren't just on reactive cruise-control anymore, we were proactive about taking adult control over our lives. I've since applied these basic concepts to pretty much every aspect of my life:
The list goes on & on & on. We have to be aware of what all of our personal situations are, and then we have to decide how we want to tackle each situation, and the way we implement that, after the decision-making is done, is via trigger-driven checklists (in my case, mostly via smartphone alarms). This creates a shift from "bah, I have to do this" to "what do I have the opportunity to do right now?". For example, when I was in school, having things broken down like that into step-by-step lists of next-action items mean that I suddenly had the opportunity to knock out my homework right away & get it done early, rather than procrastinating & putting it off day after day & letting it build up to horrific levels of work, lol.
So I had a very distorted view of what checklists really were & what they really meant in my life. I thought they were restrictive, when in reality, it was my own poor, non-productive behavior that was trapping me in crappy situations, like having to stay up late to do homework because I goofed off first & being tired the next day, or having my relationship drift apart because I wasn't treating it like a living thing & feeding & caring for it on a regular basis. All of which simply boil down to checklists with alarms, haha!
I struggled personally with this question for about 5 years. I used to work for a huge tech company, with good pay and great benefits. Before getting the job there, I went to a college which had a partnership with this company. The company provided money to school, and school provided a steady supply of well trained workers. We had "ambassadors" come down from the company to sell us on how awesome it was to work there. My college friends and I looked at getting a job there as like winning the lottery ( we were from poor working class communities ). This was how life was supposed to work, go to college, get a good stable job at a big company with great benefits. Profit and happiness. This company prided itself on innovation and challenging the status quo which is exactly what I wanted.
After three months there, it became very apparent that this was not what it was all cracked up to be. I was overpaid and underutilized. I spent most of my time performing mundane tasks that require little or no thought, except for strict adherence to procedure. This shook my world view to the core. I had done what society said was the path to success, and was miserable. So I began researching and soul searching to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, and how I wanted to live it. Time and time again I encountered advice that said follow your passion. It seemed to be everywhere I looked, and I'd like to share some of the major things that inspired me to do just that:
An interview with Demetri Martin: At around the 10 minute mark he talks about his choice to leave law school and become a comic. The big quote for me was, "Ok...when I wake up in the morning, what activities would I look forward to doing...what, physically, could I spend my time on, that I get excited about...[and] how can I get money for that." That seemed like a pretty good formula for happiness.
Several TED Talks:
Dan Pink on Motivation: This whole talk. I wanted to work for or build a company that accepts and utilizes this research.
Cameron Herold on Entrepreneurs: This whole talk, but one of the primary things for me is at the beginning where he talks about the bad idea of getting a tutor in French as a child, which he sucks still at, instead of getting a tutor in speaking, which he is great at. Basically, play to your strengths to get exponential returns on effort, instead of clawing to work on things you suck at to make minimal returns on effort.
Chip Conely: Measuring what matters.
Gary Vaynerchuck: Do what you love.
The book The Millionaire Mind: Main concept for me, follow your passion and the money will follow. The thought being, if you care about something, you will work harder at, producing a better quality product or service than something you only marginally care about.
And probably one of the biggest things was my grandfather. He has ran his own business for longer than I have been alive. He absolutely loves what he does and gets paid very well to do it. He is constantly winning awards for his work. If you ever brought up retirement to him, he'd respond by saying, "What else would I do with my time? I love my work, I'll never retire, I may slow down, but I'll never retire."
Currently my life is a personal experiment to test whether or not following your passions will pay off, and if it doesn't at least I know the following quote won't apply to me: "I do not regret the things I've done, but those I did not do."
TL;DR: Follow your passion!
When i first read your rant, I was a bit annoyed, but working through it, it became clear that you are pointing to some of the weak spots that a lot of other practitioners have also noticed. fx a lack of coherent definitions, people practising "nudging" without any idea of what it is, a systematic lack of knowledge of the psychology behind the interventions.
So please read everything below here with the kindest voice you can make in you mind. :) Text is a horrible medium for some things.
Realization #1
>He did a great job explaining that "Nudges" are subtle changes to the environment that do not require effort from the Nudger or the Nudgee. Indeed, they work implicitly by acknowledging underlying (system 1) psychological processes. Examples he gave were classics: painting a fly on a urinal, traffic stripes to slow drivers, defaults in organ donation.
I thoroughly agree that many people don't understand what nudges are. It's understandable that lay people don't know, as they have very little reason to care at all about it. However, I also see many practitioners and even academics that somehow comes to very different ideas about what nudging is, but seems to have no interest in forming or accepting a proper definition.
To this point I have to add that I have never seen anywhere, that a critical part of a nudge is that it is (1) subtle, (2) confined to being changes in the environment or (3) effortless for everyone involved.
At (1); there is several examples of nudges that work particularly because they are not subtle. Think of trucks backing up making beeps. A clear attention-grabbing nudge, using an audio version of the fly in the urinal. Not at all subtle though.
At (2); Changes in psychology, that does not stem from direct environmental change can also be regarded as nudges. People get a lot less critical of different ideas when they are horny. :)
At (3); There is a classic prompt for increased sales, where you are offered a complimentary good at checkout. "Do you want a lighter with those cigarettes?". everyone involved knows that lighters available, but still the sales increase when the prompt is in place. It does require continual effort from the sales person however. Better examples might come to mind later.
> Folks who worked in the NHS wanted to come up with structural challenges like figuring out ways to rearrange doctor's (GP's) check-up routine
This is a dream scenario for any choice architect to work with. If you ever read The Checklist Manifesto you will see that there is tremendous opportunity in structuring rutine tasks more.
Realization #2
To repackage and replicate preexisting nudges, is one of the most promising ways of figuring our what parts of the nudges actually works and in what way. As artifacts of the ways people process information and not the information itself, nudges are usually not sector specific, meaning, that the same ideas that works really well in tax collecting, might be worth a shot in healthcare as well.
Most people will learn some very valuable lessons about what kind of nudges that makes the most sense, when they have to test them. Having the experiment as an integral part of implementation of any behavioural intervention is whats going to change the world, by showing that you can do more than raise awareness or make laws, and that it will actually have an effect. The bad ideas will fade, and the good ideas will stand strong. :) (Hopefully)
Don't worry As a lot of people might be considering nudging a fad, it has been gaining considerable ground in the last 10 years, and behaviourally informed interventions is now fast becoming a part of the "standard" public policy toolkit. Because it has proven merits, it will remain in one way or another. However the name might change. :)
Maybe checkout The One Minute Manager. It sounds like you definitely won't be in a leadership position, but if you've been out of the corporate environment it might be a good primer for what to expect from the manager-employee relationship. It describes how to be a good manager, but it does so through in the context of trying to grow a successful team and so reading the book should give you an idea of what it means to have a healthy/productive relationship with your supervisor. Also, it's just a good book on leadership: I actually received it from my former CO when I was a firefighter moving up the chain at my station, but it was definitely applicable at my corporate job.
Also, all that said, here's my biggest tip for you: don't just be a silent employee and expect your work to speak for itself. Interact with your supervisor on a regular basis. Try not to be annoying about it, but if you get an assignment, check back with them to make sure you understood what they need. If you returned some kind of project to them, make sure it was what they asked for. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Ask lots of questions. These interactions serve several purposes:
I hope I've instilled in you how critically important it is that you develop some kind of relationship with your supervisors if you're able. Maybe your call center will be different from the one at my office, but I doubt it. This isn't the military: the people who succeed are the ones who stand out, not the ones who fall in line and conform.
Good luck with the new job, and good luck getting noticed!
I've been in QA for about three years - started out in Support, kept getting stuck with the "weird" tickets, got better at troubleshooting and bug hunting, and eventually started doing testing with the dev team. Working at very small startups helped speed this process up tremendously. I'm now working at a ~500 person company (huuuuuge from my perspective, I'm used to a dozen coworkers, tops!) and learned Selenium/Capybara automated tests about a year ago.
I haven't found any quality-related books that have interested me, and most of the technical resources I've found have just been whatever pops up on Google/Stack Overflow. I am also subscribed to this subreddit, and /r/qualityassurance, but they're both pretty low-traffic, and I wish more articles were shared here. If there are any blog posts that have resonated with you, I'd love to take a look as well!
The best thing I've done for myself, technically, was re-writing our automated UI test suite in POM. This ended up saving me hours of work a few months later when we added a bunch of new features, and I just had to copy-paste a few things to test for them. This is a good overview:
https://www.guru99.com/page-object-model-pom-page-factory-in-selenium-ultimate-guide.html
Because of how much grief this saved me, I continue to evangelize for it!
I can, however, recommend some management/team/soft skills/business-y books! I'm not in love with my current company, so I end up reading a lot of these to keep myself sane and motivated. Here are some of the ones I've liked the best:
A lot of these are available in libraries too, and I've made a habit of checking them out there, and buying them if I really like them.
I hope this helps!
Reading through your replies here, OP, I get the feeling that you're not really open to having your views on the subject changed at all. You're hammering a lot on the point that, sure, journalists might disproportionately vote for and donate to the Democrats, but that doesn't necessarily mean that their beliefs are detectable in their work. I get the uncomfortable feeling that you would not dismiss this behavior so lightly if journalists disproportionately voted for or donated to the Republicans.
But that's not really an argument. If you're looking for statistical studies proving bias, those are going to be very difficult to find, for the simple reason that "bias" isn't something that anyone can really quantify. That's one of the reasons that people tend to use data that's more easily measurable, i.e. the voting and donation records referenced above. For example, Federal Election Commission records from the 2008 election cycle show that, of the 255 journalists who donated to political campaigns, 91% of them did so for the Democrats. That's a little tough to ignore in any discussion of potential bias.
"But so what?" you might reasonably ask. "Just because someone's giving money to the Democrats doesn't mean they won't give the Republicans a fair hearing. Most people are honest and trying to do a good job."
Right. Most people are honest and trying to do a good job, which is one of the reasons why (as Tom Rosenstiel once wrote -- see below for why this guy is important) it's very difficult to get them to acknowledge they might be part of the problem. I would argue that nobody consciously sets out to provide biased coverage to the public, but when we talk about "bias," we're usually talking about things a lot more insidious and subtle than telling all of your readers to go vote for the guy you like.
I'll be blunt. I don't really think I'm going to change your mind here, but here are two things that I think are worth considering:
Here's something that I think will make a lot of sense to Redditors given the site's commentary over the 2012 election cycle. Michele Bachmann is a name I assume you know. If you don't, she's a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. Most of Reddit, which appears to get the majority of its news off /r/politics and /r/worldnews, believes (not entirely without reason) that she is batshit crazy and a menace to society. Most of Reddit is also entirely unfamiliar with Bachmann's tenure in the House and could not recognize nuance if it had two hands, a telescope, and a guide dog:
Yay for nuance. So Bachmann has, at various points, been on or off Reddit's "side" with respect to issues, like just about every single member of Congress, but /r/politics generally only knows about the times when she isn't.
(Trust me, this will become important in a moment.)
Anyway, Bachmann ran a brief campaign for president during the 2012 election cycle and, like other Republicans, campaigned for votes in Iowa during the Republican primaries. Let's go back to August 2011 and examine the Ames Straw Poll. This isn't the actual primary, but the straw poll's still a useful glimpse at what voters think about the candidates. In the run-up to the straw poll, Bachmann got an absolutely insane amount of coverage in comparison to the other candidates, one of whom was Reddit's perennial favorite, Ron Paul.
The interesting thing about this is that Bachmann and Paul are as different from each other as you can get while still technically being within the Republican party. While there are a few issues on which they share beliefs, they would take the country in very different directions were they ever elected. Ron Paul fans on Reddit were upset because Bachmann was getting all the coverage out of Iowa, and they felt like Paul was being overlooked. They were actually kinda right about that. Again, this is very difficult to quantify, but if you go back through summer 2011 news coverage concerning the Republican candidates, it will be instantly obvious that Bachmann dominated coverage before the Iowa primaries. She got the lion's share of national media attention, interviews, and editorials, with people alternately supporting her or wringing their hands over her status as a Republican figurehead because she's cray-cray.
But then the Iowa Republicans conducted their first straw poll, and these were the results:
And so on and so forth -- I don't think it's necessary to list them all.
The most important part is that there wasn't really a statistically significant difference between Paul and Bachmann; Paul trailed her by a mere 152 votes, but Bachmann continued to dominate media coverage. In other words, Bachmann and Paul had equal levels of support from Republican voters in Iowa, but you would never know it from U.S. media coverage.
So what gives? If Republican politicians with such hugely different views could be within ~150 votes of each other on the first significant poll of the election cycle, why was one of them getting so much more publicity than the other? For that matter, why was Bachmann being paraded as a Republican figurehead by the media when she had won only a slim plurality of the votes and not a majority?
Was Bachmann really representative of American Republicans? Or was the media narrative of her as a Republican figurehead simply wrong? Does a Democrat-dominated media -- or at the very least, a media that is friendlier to the Democrats than the Republicans -- see Bachmann's views as the more easily sensationalized and exploited than Paul's?
And here's our next example, in which I'm gonna point to someone else's words because he's someone we should really be listening to on the subject of media bias. Bill Dedman at MSNBC wrote an excellent article, "Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)" examining this very subject. In that article, he quotes a writer and editor named Tom Rosenstiel. You may not recognize Rosenstiel's name right off the bat, but the guy literally wrote the book on modern journalistic ethics and the relationship between democracies and the "fourth estate." He is probably the single most read and quoted person in the world on the subject of journalistic ethics and the media's role in democracy and culture.
Rather than quote everything he said in that article, here's a snippet: But giving money to a candidate or party, he said, goes a big step beyond voting. "If you give money to a candidate, you are then rooting for that candidate. You've made an investment in that candidate. It can make it more difficult for someone to tell the news without fear or favor.
Depends on how old you are.
You have a golden opportunity in front of you. You can either seize the opportunity, work your ass off, and transform both yourself and the company. Or, you can sit on the sidelines.
The more problems a company has, the more opportunities there are. Do you aspire to top out as a rank-and-file employee, doing your prescribed work in your cubicle, working for a company where you are completely expendable, collecting your paycheck and never doing much more in life? Or do you want to be an agent of change, grow to become a leader, and the COO in 7-10 years?
If you don't have ambition, than call OSHA, sit on the sidelines, bide your time, and complain about the problems.
If you have ambition, then devote yourself to your work. Make that company your engineering playground. You are young, this is the perfect time to reinvent yourself.
If you have ambition, here is what I would do:
To be clear your management isn't interested in hearing problems. They want to hear solutions. They want to hear solutions with clear action plans, costs, and value.
If you have the ambition and motivation to be the person to drive the change, follow the above outline. It will take a lot of work. You can't just clock out at the end of the day, get high and play video games. You can have some unwind time, but spend at least 2 hours constantly analyzing the company and finding ways to change it for the better.
To close, let me be clear on one thing:
>They have me doing a little bit of every job
This is a good thing. I hope you realize that. Please don't have the "that's not my job" mentality. If you have that attitude, you have already limited the amount of success you can achieve in life.
Here is a random article I found about stock simulators.
How do you like to learn things? There are tons of books, podcasts and blogs about investing. Here are some popular ones or ones that I have read and used
Warren Buffett famously/supposedly read every book in the financial section at the library by age 12--I think the important thing to take from that is you are still young and have tons of free time and aside from starting to invest as soon as you can (you can usually start as soon as you have earned income) you should be investing in yourself...getting good grades, figuring out what you want to do after high school, trying out businesses, learning marketable skills (e.g., coding, good writing skills, good interpersonal skills, good organizational skills, etc).
Good Luck!
If your teeth are bad and the enamel soft, it suggests that your diet was or is poor. Studies of remote indigenous people early last century showed that even though they'd never seen a toothbrush, decay was extremely rare and crowded teeth were unknown.
The dentist who conducted those studies, Dr Weston Price, concluded that vitamins A and D, as well as an unknown substance in butter (now identified as vitamin K2) were vital for the formation of bones and teeth, and successfully treated dental deterioration and decay with a healthy diet supplemented with cod-liver oil (contains vitamins A & D) and butter oil (contains vitamins A and K2). Check out Ramiel Nagel's book Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition or, if you can't spare funds for the book, he's got a series of 3 YouTube videos on the topic. He examines the work of Dr Price as well as two other dentists.
Another item to be aware of is the post-metabolisation acidity of foods. Too much acid-producing food in a meal causes your body to raid the bones and teeth for alkalising minerals to try and restore a more neutral pH that the body prefers. Check out The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide: A Quick Reference to Foods & Their Effect on pH Levels, or this brief online list. While we need essential nutrients from acidic foods like meat and mildly acidic ones like butter, it's best to ensure the alkaline-food portion of our diet is the bigger part.
Another item to address your enamel softness problem is to avoid fluoride as much as possible. Fluoride exchanges places with calcium quite readily, and is stripping away the very mineral your teeth need. Excessive exposure (dental/skeletal fluorosis) leads initially to white marks, then brown stains, and in extreme cases, pitting and visible structural deterioration. Fluoride-free toothpastes are available, many based on sodium bicarb/bicarbonate of soda. You can actually use bicarb on its own as a tooth-whitening agent. Before you go using abrasives or brushing extensively though, probably a good idea to boost teeth strength with a good diet for a while first. A variety of fresh produce with lots of leafy greens (chlorophyll contains magnesium, another alkalising mineral involved in bone/teeth formation), and be sure to take daily cod-liver oil and butter and/or cheese.
Remember, your teeth are a window to your bones.. they are like the tip of the iceberg that you can see. You can't put fillings in, or whiten your bones with dental cosmetics: proper nutrition is the easiest and most effective solution for bone health. Eliminating from your diet highly acidic foods such as white flour/bread, white rice, white sugar is an important first step, and has other benefits (like reducing diabetes & heart disease risk).
Regarding your old fillings, I'm afraid there's no easy advice if money is tight. On the financial advice front I can highly recommend George Clason's great little book The Richest Man in Babylon (PDF version here). If you currently drink sodas regularly, as so many people do, one idea to try is to carry an old fizzy drink bottle with you and fill it with water. On every occasion when you would have bought a sugary acidic fizzy drink, put those few coins aside, in a jar or box, forget about them, and drink the water instead. Check your hoard in six months and you might be surprised at its value. (If not sodas, look for other small savings you can make - and then be sure to save the money instead of "dipping into" it!) If you can save enough for the filling replacements, in the interest of your health, have any mercury-amalgam fillings removed very carefully, and replaced with non-amalgam fillings. You'll want to find a holistic dentist, who will remove the amalgam using a dental dam and a proper ventilation system to protect both you and him from the additional toxic mercury vapour that will be released (in addition to the normal continuous de-gassing) when your fillings are disturbed. The filling replacements might take time to save for, but as a first priority you net to stop the rot, and that comes from fixing your diet for the better. Convenience and fast foods have a cost that is far greater than indicated on the cheap price tag.
The Millionaire Next Door changed my entire perspective on money and life. If you read no other PF book, read that one - it's an eye opener. Along the same lines, I'd recommend Your Money or Your Life. If you don't want to be really hands-on with your finances (I have a lot of friends like this) I usually recommend The Automatic Millionaire. It's got a infomercial-esque title, but in reality it's an easy read with really good ideas, particularly for the uninterested/inattentive.
As for investing, try The Boglehead's Guide to Investing. A lot of the info is free at the Boglehead Wiki.
For FREE reading, head over to The Simple Dollar and Get Rich Slowly. Both are incredibly useful websites with extensive archives on investing, frugality, debt, and all things personal finance. I read both every day!
(as an example, here's an article on the 25 Best Books About Money over at GRS.)
A lot of people like Dave Ramsey, but I don't recommend him very much. He's got good advice in there, but his books contain religious references that I feel are particularly useless in a personal finance guide.
I'm glad you're calling it a system, even if your only reference to such is the typical cliche at this point. But it is a system, and as such its behavior can be understood and altered.
Some basic elements to the system:
There are a number of effective leverage points in the system, unfortunately many of them are being pushed in the wrong direction at the moment- education, for instance...
In any case, there's a really great introductory book on systems theory- Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows. That would probably give you the best perspective for understanding how each of these issues came to be the way they are.
That and evolutionary psychology. Read lots of that.
Look at networking as a learning mechanism, not a way to meet people who will hire you (although that does happen).
It doesn't matter that you know junior level people and it doesn't matter that the company isn't hiring. This is actually the best time to ask your friends if they can introduce you to their superiors, or peers with more experience. You will look more like a driven, curious person vs. a desperate job hunter.
Your friend: "Hey, my friend jmn357 has a law background but wants to get into this field. He has a lot of questions, but I know you might have some insights that I don't, as I'm a n00b. Do you mind meeting him for coffee or something?"
If it goes well, ask if you can meet them for lunch or take them to coffee or have a quick 15-20 min block of their time for an informational interview. Ask them things like:
People love talking about themselves, so you probably won't need to have too many questions prepared. They are telling you the exact steps they took to get a job so pay attention and take notes.
Like a "job interview," be professional and send them a thank you note. They didn't have to take the time to talk to you, so show some gratitude.
Also, get your mitts on this book ASAP.
Total comp (base plus bonus) is a little over 200k. I work in HR strategy and I love it. I am single with no kids and my boss lives across the country, so I don't really count my hours that much. Some days I work from 10-3 if I'm just not feeling it and have a bunch of personal errands to run. Other days I work from 6am to 10pm because I'm on a roll and in the groove with something I'm working on. There's no expectation that I work on the weekends or evenings, but I do sometimes anyways. I just generally make sure that I get a lot of quality work done and that my leader is happy. My own standards are super high, so I don't tend to have a problem with my leader thinking I'm slacking.
Also, the best thing about my work/life balance is getting to work from home when I don't have meetings that require me to be in the office. Today I worked from home in PJs. Sometimes I'll watch a movie while answering emails.
I worked my ass off for 15 years to reach this point and I feel like for the first time since high school I can take a breath and just enjoy my life. Gotta say I'm proud of myself. :)
Edit: For those who are curious about exploring what HR strategy is all about, I highly recommend reading Work Rules, which is about how HR works at Google.
There is a wonderful book about process improvement from about 35 years ago called The Goal by Eli Goldwater that is written as a novel. Wonderful book - terrible novel: The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement https://www.amazon.com/dp/0884271951/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_AS.vDb6F2QH3T
And The Phoenix Project - on DevOps is an homage to The Goal and is also a novel: The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942788290/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_9Y.vDb2981BYS
Also an amazing book and a terrible novel. Both of these are great examples of the power of different learning styles. The novel format accommodates Socratic Learning (questioning) and is just a terrific way to teach what would otherwise be very dry subjects. Humans are wired for storytelling and these books are exemplars of that.
I would recommend one of three books to persuade your friend (you can read more about them to choose what you think may be the best). Hope you find a decent gift among the list:
I wouldn't recommend MES(man, economy, and state) for starter reading material. MES is an economic treatise, not a libertarian political theory book. Rothbard was a crazy good economist. Think of MES as just economics. In fact, I would recommend for pure ancap theory,
For a New Liberty by Murray Rothbard. Here is the Mises Institute link https://store.mises.org/Pocketbook--P301.aspx
This book describes everything about libertarianism(anarchocapitalism), how it is more efficient, more ethical/moral and the strategy for liberty.
Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard. Here is the amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Liberty-Murray-N-Rothbard/dp/0814775594
this book uses aprioris to deductively examine a libertarian legal code. I would recommend this to Friedman's machinery of freedom(which is more utilitarian than based on natural rights)
Also, Hans-Hermann Hoppe has an Anarchocapitalist bibliography, it is on Lewrockwell.com, a paleo-libertarian website(also ancap).
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2001/12/hans-hermann-hoppe/anarcho-capitalism-2/
In that bibliography Hans gives a bunch of libertarian journal articles too, if you want to print them.
I wouldn't recommend reading David Friedman or Caplan, you should read Rothbard, Hoppe, and Walter Block has great books, one is Defending the Undefendable, Hoppe has a wonderful book, Democracy the God that Failed.
Hopefully that helps :)
Exactly. But the sediment prevalent in many of the comments, and in society in general, is that you need to have "x" to be successful. And that "x" is unattainable so you shouldn't bother to try. I disagree. The vast majority millionaires are first generation rich. J. Stanley covers this in a number of his books. And his blog.
The studies in his books are far more in depth but his blog post sums it up best. "Yes you do have a greater chance of becoming a millionaire if you attend the top rated school in America. But the majority of the most economically productive people in America did not attend an elite college of university. Success is more about how you focus your mind upon opportunities and less about your absolute level of analytic intellect. "
I honestly think any kind of customer service. That is where I was able to develop a lot of soft skills. Volunteering for a nonprofit thrift shop or something like that would give you a good start and would be minimal hours.
In addition, taking on a leadership role in anything (a local chapter of rotary, etc.) can be very good experience.
That being said, a certain amount of soft skills will have to do with personality type and personal motivation. I was personally motivated to go out of my way to attain leadership positions throughout my high school and college years and have been overall successful with it.
One book I see recommended a lot is How to Win Friends and Influence People. Dale Carnegie has a lot of other books as well that pertain to your interests.
Also, my work has a special obsession with The Checklist Manifesto and The Advantage. The equity firm that owns my company requires all managers and higher ups to read those two books, so obviously they've got something going for them!
Positive thinking. Yes, your worst case scenario may come true (someone yells at you, whatever), but a positive person would think, "wow, that person must have had a much terrible day than me."
Usually people ask me how I stay so calm during presentations. I say, "think about all the presentations you've seen in your life. Now think about how many of them were just straight up bad. Probably less than 1%, right? So based on that, you've got 99% chance of being good to fair, and only 1% chance of crashing and burning. The odds are in your favor!"
This also applies to you asking questions. How many times have people come to you asking a question? Isn't your first response usually, "okay, let me help you?" Most people are good and want to help you, so just trust that asking a question won't be met with scorn or intolerance.
Resume writing: The odds of you not getting the job are 100% if you don't send the resume in.
If you need more specific help with job hunting, I highly encourage you to read What Color is Your Parachute? It's a classic resource for job hunters for a reason: it works.
We love Asana as well, it's the tool we use the most on a daily basis.
So if you want to be fully distributed, there are various factors you need to comply with - time zone differences, different languages, cultures, religions, styles of work. While some of these could be unified, it's often hard to convince a European to work US business hours every single day. Different holidays also matter - you have to maintain a calendar of all national or religious holidays since location/religion could define these.
We do several things to keep a healthy remote work environment.
There's much more that I could share, but I'd like to refer to three books that you will probably enjoy:
If there's anything in particular you'd like to know, I'll cover it as well.
Last year Ackman publicly announced that he had unwound his short position in favor of taking on equal short exposure through put options (constructed and priced OTC of course) exactly to avoid getting squeezed out. Not sure if he is closing out part of the position early, or what the expiry structure of the contracts was/is.
Not that he doesn't want to turn a profit on this trade and be proven right for all the world to heap praise on him for making money and vanquishing a terrible fraud of a company that preys on gullible dreamers in the lower class, but he has said publicly that the profits on his HLF will go to charity (I assume that by this he means profits that would be attributable to him as a shareholder in his own funds, and that independent shareholders have no concrete agreement to charitable giving from any of the profits they earn with Pershing).
Lastly, I highly recommend David Einhorn's "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" as it is a) very entertaining and interesting, and b) should expose some similarities to Ackman's current fight against HLF.
Deeply sorry for your loss. I received some advice as a young man about windfalls that I’ll share with you.
Forget about the money for a year. Open a separate bank account that you won’t see and live like it isn’t there. The lost income from investments for one year will be insignificant compared to the cost of a hurried misstep.
In a year with a clear head and a strong heart educate yourself about different investment philosophies and see which ones resonate with you. Investing is very personal and there isn’t one right answer.
There isn’t a right answer, but be wary of the salesmen. All the money / wealth managers are well compensated for their advice and there are many ways they hide their fees and take advantage of their clients (even fiduciaries). If you’re considering enlisting a professional, a robotic trader like https://www.wealthfront.com/ or https://intelligent.schwab.com/ will serve you just as well with lower fees. If you do decide to enlist an advisor to help formulate a financial plan for you, find a fee-based advisor who you can pay once every few years to update the plan.
Here are a few books that were helpful to me in developing my investment philosophy that allowed me to retire in my early thirties.
Bogleheads / Vanguard Index Funds
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Common-Sense-Investing/dp/1119404509
The Richest Man in Babylon (investing philosophy)
https://www.amazon.com/Richest-Man-Babylon-George-Clason/dp/1505339111
Dave Ramsey / Personal Finance
https://www.amazon.com/Total-Money-Makeover-Financial-Fitness/dp/159555078X
Tax-Free Wealth - Tom Wheelwright / How investments affect your taxes
https://www.amazon.com/Tax-Free-Wealth-Permanently-Lowering-Advisors/dp/1937832058
Where are the Customer’s Yachts
https://www.amazon.com/Where-Are-Customers-Yachts-Street/dp/0471770892
wow thanks for the response! I've always liked books which helped to define strengths. I also find books that wrap thse ideas in a very creative and illustrative fashion better to retain. This reminds me of The Richest Man of Babylon.
Nevertheless thanks Wordslinger1919, I'll have to give your suggestion a good read =)
I'd like to post just a bit of clarification on this expiration from a developer perspective - firstly with some addition details on the code-signing certificates specifically and secondly some speculation on how oculus got here.
Example
Think of this scenario - you have an application that you built and seldom release updates, maybe once per year. Additionally, you don't have an auto update mechanism in your application so your users have to seek out an update. This means some users may never update, some may update every 3 or 4 versions, or some may update every version.
Even if you are diligent on keeping your certificates up to date, you can't go back and put the new certs in old versions of your software as the public key is baked into the executable. What this means is inevitably your code signing certificate will be renewed and some users will have software with an old, expired certificate. This is why the certificate timestamp mechanism exists - the certificate says "this executable was produced by ABC Software on 1/1/2010" but the countersignature/timestamp says "this signature was valid on 1/1/2010 when it was signed and verified by Symantec on 1/1/2010".
Oculus Speculation
Now, with all that said above one of the things I left out was the amount of details that go into building and releasing software. Many times these details are figured out once and then put into an automated build system such as TeamCity, Jenkins, or TFS. Many times when a process like a build gets automated, it gets handed off at some point and all the details that led up to its creation are no longer in someone's head. This can lead to details getting dropped or missed even when they're extremely important. More than likely the certificate signing is deep in the build chain and the details are obscured.
One important thing to mention is Oculus DOES have an automatic update mechanism in their software so deploying updated executables with renewed certs is much easier for them. This doesn't mean that their renewed cert gets added to their build chain but that they at least have the ability to push updates more regularly than my example.
Does this excuse Oculus? Not at all, but I don't believe there should be calls for people to resign over something like this. While it's an unfortunate outage, this is a great opportunity to teach an individual engineer (or set of build engineers/managers) and learn as an organization. Rest assured mistakes like this happen all the time especially when automated processes and approvals are in the chain without a checklist at the end of the process. One of the books we recommend to our clients when we are going through process and quality improvement is The Checklist Manifesto. For some insight into what might be going on at Oculus right now this is a great youtube video about debugging in production by Bryan Cantrill, a former Sun engineer who is now CTO at Joyent
These books are more work related than philosophical, but it changed the way I looked at work and to a certain extent life in general. I think everyone could benefit from reading these.
These books won't teach you how to manipulate or con your way in life, but rather how by changing your own behaviour (in a positive way), you can change that of others (in a positive way).
This book lends some insight into how to go about doing it: http://www.amazon.com/One-Simple-Idea-Licensing-Goldmine/dp/0071756159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344806368&sr=8-1&keywords=one+simple+idea
I'm sure it'd be interesting to be involved in a project like this. I'm not sure I'm the man for the job, but I definitely am interested in the final product if someone did manage to put something like this together.
If you get rich off it, just circle back around for me if you would... it'd be appreciated, lol.
I don't think development methodology is what you should be focusing on at this scale. Your focus should be on growing and fixing the org (I agree with other comments that you're probably too large to split by function rather than feature). Hire smart people and let the teams determine how they work best; most will likely settle on something resembling agile. Your role now is to set larger goals and let the teams figure out how to achieve them. Pick up https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897
And stop churning on tooling: Trello, Asana, Jira, Pivotal... it doesn't really matter. Pick one, stick with it. Sounds like you're doing that with Jira.
Sounds like you're in a strong business with a good market. Good luck. :)
I listen to his shows all the time and overall I like him. He is pushing a very important conversation in a very public way.
His positions are
similar or parallel with[Anarcho_Capitalism] (http://www.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capitalism/) or [volunteerism] (http://www.reddit.com/r/voluntarism/).These lines of thought are the blistering center of libertarian thought. If you want to take a serious study of libertarianism this area must be explored.
These books are great and will change the way you look at the world forever. I consider these to be the Red pill. I know it sounds corny but I am serious.
Read Rothbard it took me down a deep rabbit hole. There is so much to read and learn and most of it is out there either free or affordable.
It seems that Ron Paul has drawn a lot of his ideology from this line of thought. So If you are a RP fan it will give you better context.
>I really don't buy that one's wealth can indicate so much about an individual's character.
It very well may be that it's not necessarily "wealth" that indicates these tendencies, but rather these tendencies seem to correlate with a higher likelihood of attaining that higher level of wealth at some point. From the research that I've seen, these tendencies are present in the majority of the test sample.
>I have a feeling that socioeconomic status of your family is much more important than whether or not they are 'excessively educated".
It could. I think the level of education point was meant to demonstrate either:
It's not really clear, unfortunately. The research on this topic is not particularly deep or ubiquitous, and is primarily reliant on what's effectively a census -- it's not as a result of controlled experiments or peer-reviewed psychology materials. It's demographics, polling, and interviews, which can establish trends and correlations but not the full explanation of the "why" behind it.
Additionally, these tendencies are simple majority percentages, and while some show very clear trends (hours worked, age, level of education, starting economic class, etc) in the form of very high percentages, others are in the 55-60% range, which is not always indicative of a trend and could be in the margin of error for any conclusions that might be drawn.
>Have a source for all those stats?
There's a few. To be fair most of this is recalling my notes from a freelance article I did 6-7 years ago on the traits of millionaires. I used these two books and an aggregate of data I found on Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and a few others. As I stated earlier in my post, the data and the methods behind it appear to be sound, but they don't provide the amount of depth that I'd prefer.
>The rate of millionaires who are 3 generations of less removed from an immigrant has no bearing on how likely everyone else is to become one, unless you are assuming there is a fixed amount of millionaires in the U.S. or those are two separate statistics.
I may have misrepresented that one, or at least worded it poorly. The research showed that people whose grandparents or parents were immigrants to US achieved millionaire status at a higher rate than those who came from families that have been present in the US for longer than 3 generations.
Overall, even if the research isn't perfect, it still seems to clearly demonstrate to me that the incentives behind work are far more complex than what OP posited.
If you're willing to devote some serious time, Man, Economy and State is the most complete explanation that exists of the economics behind ancap ideas. It's also like 1100 pages or something so it might be more of a commitment than you're willing to make just for opposition research.
If you want to get into the philosophy behind the ideas, The Ethics of Liberty is probably the best thing you'll find. It attempts to give a step-by-step logical "proof" of libertarian philosophy.
The Problem of Political Authority is also an excellent book that takes nearly universally accepted moral premises and uses them to come to ancap conclusions in a thoroughly logical manner. I'd say if you're actually at all open to having your mind changed, it's the one most likely to do it.
If you just want a brief taste, The Law is extremely short (you can read it in an hour or two) and contains many of the important fundamental ideas. It was written like 200 years ago so doesn't really qualify as ancap, but it has the advantage of being easily digestible and also being (and I can't stress this enough) beautifully written. It's an absolute joy to read. You can also easily find it online with a simple Google search.
I know you asked for one book and I gave you four, but the four serve different purposes so pick one according to what it is you're specifically looking for.
We joke in my company that we have 200 5-person teams... which sort of gets at your point. Each team understands what it does but we have varying degrees of understanding of the whole. (But that's okay, there's a 5-person team whose job is to understand the whole.)
Most corporations borrow heavily from standard corporate culture, and that's how you most easily make such a large mass of people useful; you use what has worked before. I can look up job descriptions of my job at other companies.
If you really want to know more I recommend the book The Goal. It's a business management book, but it's written as a story so it's an easy, enjoyable read.
There's 3 kinds of incomes: A, B, and C income:
C - A job, the worst way to make a living. Working for another man trading dollars for hours. Slogan: "I'll learn to love (tolerate) what I do and live with what it gives me, at least until I save up enough money to strike out on my own."
B - Contracting work, a business you work. Trading dollars for hours still, but you work for yourself and set your own price. Example, creating and selling products or providing a service. Slogan: "I get paid what I'm worth because I work hard, make my own hours and prices"
A - Passive income streams, AKA residual income, a business that runs itself. Acquire a system of assets. Assets vary greatly and are generally built over time. Examples: Owning a rental unit, owning rental boats, owning a storage facility, really anything you can rent out is an asset, owning an online business that generates enough money for you to pay a manager to run it for you, investments in an institution that pays off high-yields, a copyright that leads to royalty payments, Or setting something up so others can make money, and take a small percentage (Facebook & twitter). Slogan: "Key word: Ownership. I've worked hard, sacrificed for the future, and made tough decisions most people don't. So now I don't have to work for money anymore... my money works for me now!"
Some books on how to get to Level A: 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad', 'The Richest Man in Babylon' Good luck out there :)
Read criticisms on international aid and development now or in college. There have been very many good ones written in the past 15 years or so about aid effectiveness, programming, results monitoring, and philosophy. The industry for the past couple of years has been undergoing some soul-searching as it struggles to quantify its positive impact and worth, and those pressures will only increase with the prevailing atmosphere of world politics.
The approaches I'm familiar with are the "Politics Matters" crowd which is trying to approach development with a greater focus on the politics of the countries they are working in and how to deal with that. There's some background context here involving the Washington Consensus and its failure, and a long-running development industry focus on technical assistance, financial support, and conditional loans, which is shifting. Some good reading that may be a little early for you as a junior in high school but you could maybe glean some insights from it:
Adrian Leftwich on Thinking and Working Politically
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty by AO Hirschmann
Overseas Development Institute's Thinking and Working Politically Reading Pack
Doing Development Differently community's book they're centered around Harvard I believe, it's free
As others have said a technical focus will help you get an initial job (and one that might even actually pay well), but you can enter as a generalist it's just harder. I kind of half-heartedly studied economics as an undergrad and that was my only higher education but I managed to find a niche in development for many years (and may return to it in a few years). Development agencies and international NGOs fetishize advanced degrees, almost everyone else I met in the industry who was at a program management level and above had at least a master's and many had a Ph.D, except for me. I never felt hamstrung in actual work terms by my lack of an advanced degree, but it is hard to get your foot in the door without one. I just luckily stumbled upon a boss and mentor who didn't really care about those unwritten rules who gave me my start and then helped me lift myself up continuously throughout my career.
I would also highly recommend learning a language, and like u/travelingag recommended study a lot of history, especially focusing on modern history of the last ~150 or so years. I can't say whether going deep is better than going broad, but definitely (obviously) focus on undeveloped areas of the world where int. development organizations work. It would be a big waste of time to study a bunch of European history if you want to work on development.
Atul Gawande - Better, Complications, and checklist manifesto.
Sandeep Jauhar - Intern
Jerome Groopman - How doctor's think
Michael Collins - Hot lights, cold steel and Blue collar, blue scrubs
Samuel Shem - House of God
Brian Eule - Match day
Paul Ruggieri - Confessions of a surgeon
Emily R. Transue - On call
Okay so I was in the same position you are in right now. I wanted to read as much as I could because I truly found it fascinating. I read these books and I'm glad I did. These books just give you an idea of how hard doctors work and what the life of a doctor is like. Another recommendation is Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. It has nothing to do with medicine but I read it and I think you should too. He talks about the life of a chef and how perfection and long long hours are demanded of him. I feel like there are some overlaps between the different settings. Chef/doctor and Restaurant/hospital. Anyways, This list should last you a long time. Hope you enjoy.
Edit: Added links.
It is difficult to accept because I didn't see your reasoning - it is not as obvious as you think. Basically, you are claiming that a better tax regime structure will make the poor not poor and thus the exemptions would end. This would, of course, mean that the tax rate becomes more regressive again, because without exemptions those at the lower levels pay more of their income in taxes than the rich. And of course, this will help to further stratify society and keep the money where it's at. Now that I understand your reasoning it is even harder to accept.
Percentage of income taxed is THE measure. That's why we have progressive tax rates today. Taxing the wealthy at the same rate as the poor is simply unfair in addition to creating greater inequality in society. There has been general agreement since the 19th century that fair taxation is progressive taxation, which is why we have progressive tax rates around the world and no one has done anything as silly as a flat tax.
And the US has forced redistribution all the time: note how income has shifted upwards over the last 35 years while the tax burden shifts away from businesses and the rich and onto the middle class. This has been largely due to deliberate tax policy favoring the wealthy. Your proposal would be the greatest giveaway every to the super rich. For data, see the book "Perfectly Legal."
I don't know what the source you linked to is thinking, but reducing inventory does not decrease risk, it increases it. Just think, I keep 100 widgets of inventory, and use 20 every day. That means that if something happens in the supply chain, and I don't receive any shipments of that product, the production line can continue running for 5 days. On the other hand, if I keep 20 units in inventory, I am relying on a shipment every single day, or else my entire production shuts down. There are several videos on Youtube with Elon talking about the the production line shutting down because of random supply chain issues. Most of those happened a couple of years ago, but it is a concern when you run a very lean operation. That is extremely risky. Reducing inventory does reduce costs, which is probably why they do it.
Also, I wouldn't trust any source that tries to sell you a product at the end.
> TradeGecko makes world class inventory, order, and supply chain management software for SMEs to help them grow their business. In fact, we support multi warehouse and multi currency functions because we know that many SMEs run global businesses. Our software helps businesses manage their inventory in a way that best suits their practices and objectives - whether it’s Tesla’s lean inventory management model or otherwise.
If you haven't read The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt, I highly recommend it.
For more Tesla specific things to look into, Elon has mentioned bringing in the capability to produce the majority of the components in the car, even if they continue to typically buy the components from outside vendors, it will give them the capacity to get over a supply chain issue.
Start by asking yourself a few questions:
Use these questions to decide what specific questions _you_ want to ask. Be a little selfish. If you will be directly reporting to this new Dir of Eng, you should make sure they're going to be who you need them to be.
Personally I'd ask questions about:
Consider grabbing a copy of The Managers Path by Camille Fournier. The book provides really good descriptions of each typical level in an engineering organization, consider skipping ahead to the chapters on Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering, and VP of Engineering to get an idea of where, ideally, they're coming from, where they should be, and where they're likely trying to grow to.
Also remember, other people at the company are interviewing this person for a variety of perspectives. Focus your questions on "how will this person help me/us do our jobs" because everyone else interviewing this person will be doing the same.
Just so you know, DD is a bit ambiguous in finance land and I was confused (I thought you had automated your direct deposit ala The Automatic Millionaire). I figured it out from context though.
But yes, I agree that you can get most of the benefit for little work. In MMM's example, he considers reducing expenses to be increasing his quality of life, so I read his blog from that perspective.
Personally, I enjoy thinking about optimizing. I'm an engineer and I like to see how much fluff I can cut out without negatively impacting our happiness. My wife isn't the same way, so she keeps me in check. I'm not as hardcore as MMM, but I do bike to work, do most of my own home repairs and rarely eat out, and sometimes to my wife I might as well be MMM (she grew up in a high spending, low income family, I grew up in the opposite).
Don't cut anything that will make you less happy. I think we and MMM can agree on that. =)
Winning goes to the winners---in any system.
A great book that explains this by Donella Meadows: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/1603580557
Winners use their winnings to consolidate and grow their wins. Ever play monopoly?
The only reason that nearly every matured market has exactly 2 dominate players is anti-monopoly laws.
Coke and Pepsi, McDonalds and Burger King, PC and Mac, Android and iPhone, Facebook and Twitter, Wal Mart and Target.
It's a meritocracy, yes--but winning goes to the winners. Meritocracy over time equals monopoly.
I'm telling you... you do not have to wait to become a web designer especially if you have any CS chops. It sounds like you need some kind of validation lol? In design you have to be an entrepreneur, design your own experience, find out some people who are doing design x software email them... surprise them, designers love surprises and something different... make your own luck.
As far as Amazon good books, you really want to aim for a whole view of design at this point. Think of it like you wouldn't learn run before you can walk, there is A LOT out there.
I just finished reading The Checklist Manifesto (Fantastic, I highly recommend it.) One section details the Miracle on the Hudson and credits it to a synchronized effort of a Team sticking to their checklists. Apparently when Sully and the co-pilot deboarded they looked at each other and said, "Well, that wasn't that bad." The author makes the point that we tend to celebrate lone heroes. The myth of the "master builder." One man has all the information and experience in his head to accomplish a complicated task. When the truth (and more importantly, saving lives) is about teamwork, management, and following a checklist.
Every single management position on the planet is uniquely specific to the team/group being managed. People are unique and different. The work they're doing may share some things in common with similar groups, but it is also unique and different in meaningful ways.
I don't think it's necessary for every engineering manager to have first been a high-performing 10x-er engineer. I do think there are inherent benefits to having those individuals progress to leadership/management positions within a company, but there's a lot more that goes into what makes a "great manager" than simply being able to finish projects to spec, of quality, on time.
Recommended reading: The Manager's Path and Managing Humans, "A Meritocracy is a Trailing Indicator".
Three CS fundamental books in the order I'd suggest someone read them if they don't have a background in CS.
Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software - "Gang of Four". My preferred way to consume this book is to read it lightly, understand the basics of the patterns, and then come back to them individually when you encounter them in the wild or think you want to employ one of them.
Then there are these books that aren't really "CS books", but are geared more twoards practitioners.
Ich habe jedes dieser Bücher gelesen und kann es empfehlen. Ich würde jedes davon wieder kaufen und wieder lesen.
There's also https://weworkremotely.com/ from the guys who make basecamp, dedicated to work from home jobs.
With regards to freelancing, don't worry about global competition so much. It's not a race to the bottom. If you can prove yourself to be better than the global guys, whether that be skill, timezone, communication etc. then you can charge higher. You don't want to do QA for the people who aren't willing to pay, but there's going to be people who will pay premium for a job done well. You just need to market yourself well.
If you're going to do it I highly recommend reading The Year Without Pants (http://www.amazon.com/The-Year-Without-Pants-WordPress-com/dp/1118660633), about an ex microsoftie who went to work for Wordpress which is fully remote. Brilliant read whether you want to work remote or not, but particularly relevant in this case.
Just posted this (http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/2q8q0y/i_have_a_non_complicated_invention_how_can_i_help/) and think it relates to you, too, TurtleHustler:
Read this book! http://www.amazon.com/Invent-It-Sell-Bank-Million-Dollar/dp/0804176434
And this one: http://www.amazon.com/One-Simple-Idea-Licensing-Goldmine/dp/0071756159
If you don't want to run the business and manufacturing yourself do consider the slim chance of licensing the product. InventRight could help then. I think it ups the odds of getting a licensing deal . . . if the product is worthwhile. Too many think they have innovative products when it's, like, a disposable cat bowl.
Cover yourself with the right documents, too. NDA, non-circumvention, non-compete, you know the game.
The reality is most people will say they'll buy but how many would put their money where their mouth is come down to it? The first book mentioned does talk about that in a very enlightening, reality-inspiring way.
You could see about going the Kickstarter route if you need funding. I'd at least go patent-pending beforehand. Big companies can canvas that site often for ideas.
The Four-Hour-Workweek approach is a safe one, too, as far as market testing goes. Do read that book if you haven't. I'd test the heck out of the market before putting in the money you're certainly going to have to put in, especially if you're talking a regular patent and funding your own manufacturing.
THE book to read about changing how you view optimization problems in general is actually a novel called The Goal. I read it about every other year. It's really easy to look at a problem and point at a symptom as the cause, and that's what the book really talks about. Again, it's a novel, not a text book, but it's so good, and a really easy read. It focuses on optimization in manufacturing, but the lessons can be applied to any field.
The math of optimization is actually probability and statistics. The formula you're building for a system includes variables that align with some sort of probability curve, and so the "answer" is what results in the best result over time, not at any given moment. What really describes all of this is called Stochastic Processes. Unfortunately, I don't really have a good book for you to just buy and learn that, but there appear to be quite a few on Amazon that cover the subject.
So, the first will change your brain, the second will get you down the path of nitty gritty. In my opinion, everyone in the world should read The Goal, though.
TIL Employer-provided health benefits are a scam... lol.
>the stock market and retirement funds have lost a lot of value in the last 4 years. full stop.
And yet they're on pace to recover and more... Also why are you talking like a telegram?
>why you oppose this notion so strongly? are you richer than warren? do you think you will ever be?
No and No, but I like to respect what people earn, as opposed to thieving it via the government.
>i thought u were in high school or college because statements like 80% of people can save 10% of their income. are u fuckin insane?
No, not insane. It's the truth. It's the premise behind best-seller books such as this one and this one.
>most people just cant save a penny, actually they are crazy indebted, go google some graphic about debt.
All that is saying is that there's a lot of people out there with poor money management skills. That I do not deny. All I've said is that 80% of the people are capable of saving 10%. Whether they actually do it or not is another story.
>go on. keep defending the interests of the rich. are you one of them?
Once again, no. But you said you were, so why are you arguing against what's in your best interest?
I reccomend reading a book like "The Millionaire Mind" and "Dare to Lead: Uncommon Sense and Unconventional Wisdom from 50 Top CEOs." Not everyone plays dirty to win though difficult decisions do arise in any long-running, large business. I really came to enjoy "The Millionaire Mind" because it valued thrifty living and being honest and personable rather than cutthroat, cutting corners, and playing fast and loose.
Kudos to you for tackling the big issues! I would give "Work Rules" a read. I recommend it to all HR professionals. It'll get you even more motivated to make work better for the folks in your office!
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As for HR management software, I'd give Workday a call. I know they've been working hard to tailor their stuff for small to medium sized businesses.
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+1 to speaking with the owner and getting them aligned to your goals. The worst thing that could happen is you do all this work and the owner shoots it down. I would present a 1-3 year road map on what you plan to do, how you plan to do it, the cost of doing it, and the outcome of doing it. Get them excited about it, too!
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Good luck to you and don't let the negative comments get in your head! You can do it!
Well, if you're actively working on Mr. Smith's case or file or whatever, I would do the two minute task. As I said, if it's important to log your progress for a project, I would definitely do it. If you have a template that you use for many customers, I would personally create a checklist and then attach a copy of that checklist to every person's file. That way you can see whether or not you've done X or Y for any given customer. I'm a huge proponent of checklists. If you're interested, I would seriously recommend The Checklist Manifesto.
I mostly do this in my head, but yeah sometimes I make real lists. It's a huge help. Real LPT material. Lists are incredibly useful both in professional life and personal life.
Also, be sure to adapt this idea for your personal style of thinking. You can see in these replies that people have different methods for breaking down large goals into simpler tasks. Figure out what works for you.
Further reading: The Checklist Manifesto
Or listening: NPR interview about The Checklist Manifesto
Folklore.org is an amazing site that collects stories written by the original Macintosh team. Many, if not all, of the stories were also collected in a book titled Revolution in the Valley. A few of the best stories: I'll Be Your Best Friend, It's The Moustache That Matters, Reality Distortion Field, Calculator Construction Set
Here's the Wikipedia page about DONKEY.BAS, and down in the external links section of that article is a way to try the game for yourself.
Excellent!! Thanks for that link. If you're interested in ethical journalism and the who, what, where, why and when of it, this is a really good book to own.
This is a good book, though a bit old now. If you're interested in agent-based simulations, a lot of great work has been done since then -- I'd suggest starting with something like Growing Artificial Societies, or reading up in general on Sugarscape and the models that have followed it.
Both these and The Limits to Growth lead to "systems thinking," which Meadows wrote about in Thinking in Systems. That book in turn (along with many others) was a big influence on my game designs, and on my book about game design and systems thinking. Understanding how systems and games work together is vital, IMO, for building virtual worlds.
We all want to do well, but we also all want others to think we're doing well. That's why it seems like everyone else is doing better: they're trying to make it look like that. They're managing their image. It's like Facebook, when your friends are only posting the good things that happen to them, and it looks like you're the only one anything bad happens to.
Unless you're a celebrity, you are your own harshest critic.
> Medical school, for me, has been a never-ending cycle of wanting so badly to be better, trying, failing, and barely making it to the next course.
Why did you keep trying each time you failed or nearly failed? What made you think it would be any different the next time? Here's my theory: because you believe you have the potential to succeed. That's the paradox of ADHD, the blessing and the curse: it's not that you try, fail, and assume you're just not capable. You try, fail, and believe that you failed despite being capable. This is the dangerous part - if you didn't fail due to lack of skill or knowledge or innate intelligence, you and others assume it must be a character flaw. This is why people with ADHD are often labelled "lazy" instead of "stupid." People look at a person with dyslexia, and it looks like they're trying hard but still failing, so they assume that person is stupid. People look at a person with ADHD, and it looks like they're doing fine for a bit, but then they just get distracted and stop trying - if only they had a bit of self-discipline, they'd do fine. So they assume that person is lazy and weak-willed.
Hidden in all these negative perceptions is an important but easy to miss fact: if it's not clear that someone has the potential to succeed at something, then people don't blame them for failing or wanting to give up. It's clear that you have incredible potential. You're in med school at 24 despite having ADHD and depression. You've accomplished a lot, and you know you can succeed. That's why you're hard on yourself.
> I have to believe it will get better. I don't believe it right now but I have to eventually.
There's a huge difference between not believing you can, and not believing you will. If you don't believe you can do something, then it's very easy to say, "why bother trying?" It's logical, if a bit defeatist. It's how many people live their lives, content because they don't think they could do better. If you don't believe you will do something, that just means you could do it, but when you try to picture yourself doing it, you see it just not happening, for some reason or another, and you judge your hypothetical self. This is a symptom of depression. All you can think of are the times you failed in the past, not the times you succeeded - in getting through high school, in getting through college, in getting into med school, in meeting your SO and maintaining a relationship with them (That's hard for people with ADHD).
Because you know that you didn't fail because you just aren't smart enough or clever enough, that means there was just something wrong with your approach. Try looking at one of your recent mis-steps from a detached, analytical point of view. Instead of treating it like evidence of some weakness of character, treat it like a symptom, because that's what it is. Put on your medical professional hat and scientifically examine what went wrong, as if it's someone else's experience.
Imagine a person recently diagnosed with diabetes. Maybe a kid with type 1, or an adult with type 2. They try to keep in mind their disease, but sometimes they get caught up in the moment, maybe at a restaurant with their friends, or too absorbed in their work or school, and they crash or spike. It's not that they're stupid, and it's not that they lacked the willpower to constantly mind their levels. It just happens sometimes, because people tend to assume they're normal, and it's easy to forget when everyone else can do something "the normal way" that you can't. The wrong approach is to tell that diabetic person that they can never participate in "normal person" things, that they must always eat at home from carefully prepared special boring meals and must choose a job, a life that makes it easy to manage their diabetes. No. You work with that person to help them come up with strategies that let them live life by dealing with their illness as just another part of life. It's just a slightly different way of doing things. Maybe they carry a little finger-pricker thing and some emergency glucose in their purse or manly man bag when they're out with friends, and they set up subtle reminders on their phone to check themselves every so often at work or at school. With the right support system, they can get used to it and live life with relatively little overhead.
Like that diabetic person, you can't pretend you can approach life exactly the same way someone without ADHD can. Someone else can say, "Oh, I'll remember that," and have a chance of actually remembering. Us, not so much. But that doesn't mean you're doomed to a life of forgetting important things and your license expiring or your rent being late. It means every time you get a bill, you ALWAYS put 5 different reminders in your phone to beep at you before it's due. It means when you get some important paperwork, you leave it paperclipped to your keys, or taped to your bathroom mirror, somewhere you CANNOT miss it. It means when a patient mentions a symptom, you write it down, and when your boss verbally asks you to do something, you ask them to please send you an email and then you write that shit down in two different places right then and there because you carry at least 3 moleskines or folded-up pieces of loose leaf or just ANY paper you can write on, and at least 5 pens with ink on your person AT ALL TIMES, and then you put a reminder in your phone or your Outlook or both to remind yourself to do that thing. It means that you take the Checklist Manifesto to the n^th degree. It also means you plan every day, and schedule time to plan every day, and set multiple reminders that hey, it's planning time for the next 15 minutes and hey, that's enough planning for today, you're getting bogged down in details.
There are so many of these little coping mechanisms mentioned in various books and various threads in this subreddit that it seems overwhelming. But once you have one in place, it melts into the background, and it's just there helping you, and if it doesn't work, you're not a failure, it's just not for you, and you try another, because it's worth it to have a life that's not consumed by your ADHD. You can be in crisis mode, or you can be in management mode, and once you can get into management mode, it just gets easier and easier. You don't remove the structure you created for yourself any more than a diabetic person would stop checking themselves and assume they know what low or high feels like; you just optimize your systems for your life.
The level of creative freedom I get makes the job worth it. If you haven't already read it, you may like Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made. The story isn't centered on Steve Jobs, but includes a lot of interesting and funny anecdotes about him.
Some books that I've found interesting and helpful are:
Also, I think participating in this sub has helped me become a better leader at work.
Management is not your only option. You can continue to work as a developer. If you feel you've reached your maximum potential at your current company ( no new problems to solve or no incentive to learn ) you may need to find a new role with room to grow. I say this with the hopefully obvious caveat that there will be competition at every level and you don't just get to keep growing your salary without being valuable to an employer.
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You might be right about being a Tech Lead. I can't speak to your higher ups motivations, but Tech Lead is not necessarily a management position. It can definitely be more responsibility without more compensation. Check out the chapter on being or managing a Tech Lead in Camille Fouriner's book The Manager's Path. It describes the exact thing you're bringing up, and I would recommend it whether or not you want to be a manager. https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897
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Moving into management should not reduce your capacity to keep up to date with tech. You should learn at an exponential rate because the people on your team are all striving to improve too. If you read about an upcoming browser feature that would be useful on future projects, you can assign someone on the team to learn it and teach it to everyone else.
Depends on what you want. But your probably mean for retirement.
In that case you probably want an IRA account. These accounts are specifically for retirement. You probably want to chose a Roth over a Traditional. The main difference is that you get taxed on a Roth immediately vs a Traditional when you get taxed on it when you take it out of the account (pretty sure, still a student).
Khan academy has Excellent videos on personal finance.
But if you just want to increase your financial skills in general. I think the best book for just everyday use for the everyday man would be The Richest Man in Babylon. Honestly, this book covers every man topic. You can get other books for more specifics, but this will help you on your way to financial literacy. Also, if you don't mind pdf books, then here is a free copy.
Some good resources are the Associated Press Stylebook, the Elements of Style, and The Elements of Journalism. The Elements of Journalism gives some good tips for journalists like objectivity and truth. Good luck in your studies.
I had the same issue for a long time
I suggest reading "The Richest Man in Babylon" - It's changed my perspective on savings, and wealth in general. you can find it here; (https://www.amazon.com/Richest-Man-Babylon-George-Clason/dp/0451205367/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496006456&sr=8-1&keywords=richest+man+in+babylon)
Before you can truly save money you have to be in the right mindset, this'll help with that.
Thanks for posting this lecture introducing his at the time new book When Nietzsche Wept (2011).
In the lecture the story he starts with - the tale of the two healers from Hermann Hesse’s Magister Ludi - who find each other is a great way to start a talk as it kept me listening.
I only have his Existential Psychotherapy and it reads more like a text book. Explaining through prose, or teaching by telling a story, like the book Fish or The Goal is a very entertaining way to learn something and that appears to be what he's doing with When Nietzsche Wept.
Apparently he brings up the tale of the two teachers again later in The Gift of Therapy in 2013.
Two of my perennial favorites, which I'll add to some of the terrific suggestions below:
But besides those, much of the writing, especially on technology, gets old very quickly, so as other people have pointed out, books aren't always your best route. Get yourself into the social media conversation about journalism, where you'll find people like @romenesko and @jayrosen_nyu and many many other astute and intelligent commentators taking on the issues that are going to shape your career. But those two books are a solid foundation of the ideas underlying journalism.
I like these anecdotes that show the power of compound interest. Here is another from The Automatic Millionaire. I saw something like this in my early 20s, and being a math nerd, I've been compelled to max out my retirement contributions ever since. I'm now in my early 40s and have around $700k saved for retirement. The future is looking pretty sweet.
As others have said, you can get a provisional patent application filed. From what I understand, these are quite cheap. With this and a working prototype, you can start pitching your ideas to companies. There's some books out there that might help: http://www.amazon.com/One-Simple-Idea-Licensing-Goldmine/dp/0071756159
If you don't want to sell your idea, you might be able to do some fundraising with sites such as Kickstarter.com
Remember to do some market research and learn how to sell ideas and marketing. People have great ideas but don't know how to sell them. Do homework before investing your own money. Most products are never commercialized and only half that are turn out to be successful. Learning to do things right could save you a lot of money.
I can recommend books.
Don't look at this as something mandated, look at it as an opportunity to learn. If the class you mentioned covers general leadership and management you should consider it, direct reports or not. If it's just how to file HR paperwork and stuff, ya don't bother.
Buy a copy of The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clayson. It's $4 in paperback (used) or Kindle versions.
http://amzn.com/0451205367
It's short, it's easy to read, and it contains all the basics of personal finance that you need to know. Even if you only take the first chapter to heart, you'll be doing better than most of your peers.
Humans as a whole have a shit track record when it comes to performing small, routine tasks reliably. That has little to do with intelligence; it's true for doctors, pilots, and everyone else, too. If you're interested in some reading, check out The Checklist Manifesto for a writeup on the efforts that go into getting people to remember to perform small tasks that ensure they or their patients don't die.
From that perspective, a contraceptive method that requires the user to perform a 30-second task reliably every single day is a high-failure approach. Studies I've seen that track pill compliance typically find that a great majority of users regularly skips doses, and younger users (who are unfortunately more likely to conceive) miss the most doses--several a month on average in some data sets. Perfect use is not a relevant statistic for a sizable majority of users.
Books you may enjoy:
I can't suggest anything by Robert X. Cringely or Steve Wozniak. The two men are revisionists that, given the forum, would claim Apple single-handledly created the very universe we live in.
Because the laws written both for and by those who have the most to gain.
Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591840694/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_cDAzCb9F94ACF
there are 3-4 books that I keep at least 2 copies on-hand of, because they are informative and I like giving them to people with no expectation of giving them back.
Ok this sounds like I am talking about religious texts - they aren't. They are:
- Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies
- The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
- The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
- The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (Little Books. Big Profits)
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The first two are must-reads for engineers working in any kind of system, be it computers, electronics, mechanical, or people systems (project management, etc)
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The last 2 I tend to recommend to people who think that reasonable investment awareness and decisions requires a lot of specialized knowledge and attention
I generally like Ted's posts and I really dislike adding process to software development. However, saying "no process" is overly simplistic.
Some of the things glossed over:
In short (and it's a huge topic), in most cases, IMHO, it comes down to a tradeoff: what's more important, not ever fucking up or maintaining speed and flexibility. Unfortunately, leads/stakeholders on most projects think that not ever fucking up is the absolute priority, while realistically it's not.
Again, this is a broad topic, so I will just add a couple of things without going too deep:
Read and listen to Dave Ramsey if you want to be "good" with personal finance.
If you want to "optimize" finance, then come hang out with us in r/financialindependence
Podcasts: ChooseFI, Afford Anything
Blogs: Mr. Money Mustache
Books: Simple Path to Wealth, Your Money or Your Life, Millionaire Next Door, The Richest Man in Babylon
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Some pointers:
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Only the sociopaths like it. It's more about seizing control of your own destiny. You've got the right attitude to succeed. Best advice is to treat your staff like you wish your own managers had treated you at their stage in their career. I know you've already got a ton of book recommendations but if I can make one more, I found it extremely helpful: https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897
Agreed - A Random Walk Down Wall Street is the best book out there.
Also, see The Automatic Millionaire. This is a convincing book as to why you need to start saving for retirement at a young age, and how every year you wait to start saving can result in tens of thousands lost at retirement. (Essentially - compound interest starts compounding hugely after 25 years).
Also, Fooled by Randomness is a classic as well about having a sophisticated approach to investing - e.g. how randomness fools individuals into thinking that they're actually controlling the market in investing...
>mitä varten te ylipäätänsä säästätte
Ei täyspäiväinen työnteko nappaa. Olen järjestänyt asiani kivasti ja en usko että mun tarvii koskaan käyä töissä toimeentulon takia. Muuten toki voi käyä puuhastelemassa.
Jos vinkkijuttuja kaipaat niin lukase pari kirjaa:
Think and grow rich
The richest man in babylon
How rich people think
Seven strategies for wealth and happiness
Ihan sillee ympäripyöreesti avaan: Köyhyys ja rikkaus on elämäntapoja. On köyhiä joilla on vitusti massia (brittiläinen koditon lottovoittaja ryyppäs rahansa vuodessa, on jälleen persaukinen) ja rikkaita joilla on vaan vähän (vaikka miljonääri somaliassa voi olla vitun rikas paikallisesti mutta maailmalla suhteellisen varaton).
Every paycheck, I have my account automatically put 10% away into my savings acct that's in it's own separate account so it's a little more difficult to get to. That shit starts adding up really quick, and I highly recommend it. It's amazing how easily you can live off 90% of every paycheck.
I learn it from "The Richest man in Babylon" which I also highly recommend :-)
To clarify, he no longer works in Chicago, but he may be able to give you some tips on how to break into the industry there.
Definitely read up on Informational Interviewing. It'll help your job hunt tremendously. I highly recommend this book.
The Elements of Journalism is a good place to start. The best way to learn how to write it is to learn how to read it. Find sources you trust, you know to be quality, and figure out how they put a story together.
There's tons of great books and blogs on this topic. The most common phrasing of the ideas is Personal Finance.
This book and it's partner book "Smart Couples Finish Rich" helped me get started.
http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Millionaire-Powerful-One-Step-Finish/dp/0767923820/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
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Two books that would be pretty good starting points (and a 3rd book for extra measure):
The first book you wanna pay special attention to Chapter 8 and Chapter 20, but read it ALL:
https://www.amazon.com/intelligent-investor-book-practical-counsel/dp/0060115912/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1557126552&sr=1-7
This one is more detialed
https://www.amazon.com/Security-Analysis-Foreword-Buffett-Editions/dp/0071592539/ref=pd_rhf_eeolp_s_pd_crcd__4/143-0942938-6072313?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0071592539&pd_rd_r=98601957-062a-4d2b-b4e5-10c14a0c824b&pd_rd_w=EmVty&pd_rd_wg=tAgWo&pf_rd_p=36c62ed8-9692-4b91-aa9a-c4b3b85cc759&pf_rd_r=XJ4NTWQMJ5KPRKTHCEZT&psc=1&refRID=XJ4NTWQMJ5KPRKTHCEZT
This third book isn't "reuired reading" but wouldn't be a bad idea to read---it teaches a healthy degree of cynicism about the things you read in financial reports and the things CEOs will tell you on TV---like CNBC etc
https://www.amazon.com/Fooling-People-Complete-Updated-Epilogue/dp/0470481544/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=david+einhorn&qid=1557126776&s=books&sr=1-2
GOOD LUCK!!!!!
Being a millionaire isn't. Most people who are extraordinarily wealthy typically have average to slightly above average intellect. A large swath don't even complete college. This book does a pretty good job of exploring the idea. Here is another relatable article.
Some of these are directly related to programming and some are not but are additional reading that touch on skills that most every programmer should have some concept or idea of.
I've read all of these at some point throughout my career and can attest to their usefulness. Here's my personal list:
Great book to read for this is the The Checklist Manifesto. Might also give you ideas of how to approach it. Details how this fixed errors in Aviation industry and Surgery. It is pretty short and full of good info on how to look at things.
By what metric can you determine when bad press is warranted and not a temper-tantrum?
Are you telling me that no one is allowed to criticize anything a company does as long as they can choose not to buy that company's product? Do you know no economic theory?
I honestly can't tell if you are trolling or not.
In the case that you are not, here is a quick read on pertinent economic theory: http://www.amazon.com/Exit-Voice-Loyalty-Responses-Organizations/dp/0674276604
To put it one way: the primary two options customers have to give a company feedback is exit (not buying the product) and voice (bad press). Exit prevents them from receiving money they already would have received, and voice prevents them from getting new customers.
It is actually much more complicated (and more like a symbiosis) but it should be easy enough to see that voice is a perfectly valid form of expressing discontent with a company's product.
Like a large minority here, I was a classic centre-right conservative while I muddled through high school. I didn't understand then, but I recognise now that the "right" part of me was the economic freedom part, and the "centre" of course was the social freedom. My view of the world was that socialism had failed, so I accepted and defended individual economic freedom. I knew governments were inefficient with my money, and wanted them to have little to do with me. Socially, I fiercely defended conservatism. I could see consequences that others seemed incapable of seeing. Marriage needed to be defended, because childeren were at stake. Drugs... I laughed uproariously every time someone weakly suggested decriminilization. Of course.. the only reason more deaths and accidental overdoses didn't happen were because selfless police were out on the streets at night stopping a horrible immoral and violent trade. At the same time I had nothing but contempt for "anti-capitalists". I opposed the wars fought by "our" enemies, but I supported all 21st century wars fought by America and my country. A strange blindness to hypocracy infected my life.
Through university I ignored the Socialist Alliance. That was the extent of my politics through those 4 years. I was way too busy learning facts and philosophies of my Bacheolor Degree.
In 2008, my second-last year of uni, I kept hearing the name Ron Paul. I saw him as some guy popular with liberal arts students, so I wasn't even interested enough to read more than his seven-letter name. However, at the same time, I started to see deep deep problems with conservatism. Firstly, in Australia conservative politicians are universally seen as economic masters, but even then I could see that eight years of Bush administration hadn't done wonders for the US economy. Meanwhile, I was growing up. I could see huge problems with the two wars our nations were fighting. Afgans and Iraqis had a completely different culture to ours. Where we applaud most compromises, Middle Eastern culture (not exclusively) sees it as a weakness. I knew that there was no real reason to fight in Iraq, and to me the Afgan campaign was the world's most expensive assassination attempt against one person (Osama bin Laden). To an economic conservative, that hurt my sensibilities.
My original fling with voluntaryism and individualism came via a book that was highly recommended to me. Called The Richest Man in Babylon, it is a book that explains how individuals produce wealth. I never knew this. For the first 20 years of my life I believed, as most statists believe, that society produces wealth, and the sneakiest people are the richest. This book showed me how my life came down to my own decisions, my own wisdom. In the first chapter, the main character (a master chariot builder) is told that he doesn't own all of his money, he only owns a portion of it. When all is said and done, he pays others to help him live. Only the portion that he keeps as savings is his own. That money can work for him.
It spoke to me of one thing above all else: In a free society, people have to help each other in order to survive. This was the pure capitalism I could intuitively see from a young age.
The first time I really found out about libertarianism was late last year. I was staying at a friend's house for holidays, and began reading a very balanced series of books by Richard J. Maybury. The first one was "The 1000 Year War", a tale of how foreign policy of myriad powers have brought us to a dangerous ground of tit-for-tat terrorism attacks and invasions. Mr Maybury didn't defend the US, and he didn't explain away terrorism as justified. It was a brand new idea for me. He seemed so intellecual, honest, and peaceable. This was what I wanted to be! I hated to feel self-righteous. I didn't care what my thoughts sounded like, so long as they were principled and worked better than the status-quo. I began to research further. Every night of research gave me hours of entertainment with very very smart tutors. There was Milton Friedman, F. A. Hayek, Learn Liberty, How the World Works Youtube channel, Mises, Thomas Sowell, Gary Johnson, Adam Kokesh, Ron and Rand Paul (I had finally discovered their platforms).
So now, after less than a year as a libertarian, I can see that I am still journeying. I know that Anarcho-Capitalism is the pure form of our principles, and I really want to reach there. I am a firm Minarchist-Libertarian who would like to one day join those ranks when I am firmly convinced. But we are all struggling in the same direction, and for that I am proud!
Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made
Written by a member of the original Mac team
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1449316247/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1394998489&sr=8-3&pi=SY200_QL40
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
The only official biography, very in depth on the later years, but glosses over a lot of the early years when he was in my opinion a giant prick.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1451648537/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1394998612&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40
What the dormouse said: How the sixties counterculture shaped the Internet
I don't have anything Atari specific to recommend but this book is excellent and covers a lot of the early people and companies that invented all of this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0143036769/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1394998761&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40
[Fooling Some of the People All the Time] (http://www.amazon.com/Fooling-People-Complete-Updated-Epilogue/dp/0470481544) is a really good book on short selling.
[Quantitative Value] (http://www.amazon.com/Quantitative-Value-Web-Site-Practitioners/dp/1118328078) is a really good book as well.
If you can afford it, [Margin of Safety] (http://www.amazon.com/Margin-Safety-Risk-Averse-Strategies-Thoughtful/dp/0887305105/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415645406&sr=1-1&keywords=margin+of+safety) is the holy grail of value investors.
I just use Excel, the world's most flexible tiny database management system. Work item, due date, assigned to, done date. If the checklist needs other columns, like checked by, it's easy to add them.
Have you read The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande?
When there is disagreement/conflict within an organization, there can be several options for the minority (other than violence)
Secession has a negative connotation (for understandable reasons), but it shouldn't. The threat of Exit needs to be there, it's healthy for the entire organization if a minority isn't trapped and has the Exit card to play if needed.
I would recommend checking out this book:
"What Color Is Your Parachute"
It helped me incredibly, good luck!!
"Now"... ? "New data"?
Got some news for you from 2005:
Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else
https://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Legal-Campaign-Rich-verybody/dp/1591840694
Always save 10% of your income.
Figure out ways to invest your savings so that hey multiply
I highly recommend this book: The Richest Man in babylon
LOL, got under your skin too. Again, educate yourself.
Here are some really good books about the current state of affairs, read up and then we can talk.
I guarantee this author was not bought and paid for by the Russians:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1591840694/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2/139-5937636-7808743?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=35K5E9DGEW84Q0BPTN50
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Lunch-Wealthiest-Themselves-Government/dp/1591842484
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1591846536/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_2/139-5937636-7808743?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=35K5E9DGEW84Q0BPTN50
https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897
I would question if this was a promotion or a role change though :) Make sure you understand the expectations and success criteria for your new role
He needs to get a working prototype in hand, get help from a marketer for a sales pitch and get it in front of people from True Temper or Jackson(two of the largest wheel barrow manf). This is not something I would try to bring to market myself, but I would try hard to license this to companies with the infrastructure and retail systems in place already.
This is a great book on the topic by Stephen Key.
May I stand on a soapbox?
Automation isn't that simple. Automating processes that are already flawed to begin with is worse than no automation at all - as all automation does of a bad system is just compound the issue, and bring in new constraints.
Basically - automation is a solution, but it isn't the only solution - in fact, automation should be the last solution looked at it - and your solution should be the last step in the process improvement.
If you're serious about getting into management, and you work with processes that you feel could be made better or automated - I'd suggest the following reading:
The Goal
The Toyota Way
Here's a good book on the subject: "The Checklist Manifesto" by surgeon Atul Gawande (M.D., M.P.H., FACS). He's written a lot on the subject of process and environment and the role they play in medicine and elsewhere.
The long and short of it is that checklists and repetition have huge positive influences on outcomes.
I really enjoyed The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt which is tangentially related to the accounting field (deals more with operational improvements).
I agree with the other poster that self-improvement and leadership-oriented books are also helpful. One recent one is the Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene.
I got the Richest Man in Babylon! by George S. Clason out of college It was published in 1926 and is still great advice. There is also a free audio version here!. The book is written very differently than most personal finance books. The author uses parables to teach financial lessons. This makes it a great introduction for the financial newbie. The part that most stuck with me is:
"“A part of all you earn is yours to keep. It should be not less than a tenth no matter how little you earn. It can be as much more as you can afford. Pay yourself first. Do not buy from the clothes-maker and the sandal-maker more than you can pay out of the rest and still have enough for food and charity and penance to the gods."
I joined the Peace Corps after college so I didn't get around to implementing Mr. Clason's advice. For some reason, over the three year period I was out of the US, his advice changed in my memory to three-tenths. So since I got my first full-time professional job at 27, I have been aiming to save 30% of income. I haven't always met this goal but I have averaged saving at least 20% of my gross income.
This past May, I read Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence! which introduced me to FIRE. While I'm a little sad about the 6 years, I wasn't saving for FIRE, the savings I accumulated is a great start. The approach in this book has been very useful in figuring out what I am willing to give up in order to increase my SR and achieve FIRE sooner.
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nothing you said seemed like a big deal.
i mean, maybe you're a flake, idk. you sound pretty normal to me.
if you want to change it, then start making a list. use a list app like "any do" or something. and just write down what you want to do so you don't forget. get in a habit of doing the list.
read "checklist manifesto" by Atul Gawande
https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000
For convenience, here is the book list from Professor Casey, with links:
The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard (full text)
The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman (full text)
Anarchy and the Law by Edward Stringham (full text: http://anarcho-capitalist.org/wp-content/pdfs/Stringham%20(Edward%20P.)%20-%20Anarchy%20and%20the%20Law.pdf)
Radicals for Capitalism by Brian Doherty
Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy
The Message in the Bottle by Walker Percy
Lately I've just started reading books to help get my mind back into a happy place. If I'm burned out or frustrated, taking a half hour to read through a few more chapters of The Goal or something similar helps get me motivated again.
Welcome. One more - wish I'd found this as early as you're asking, but I think this book is foundational in personal finance: The Richest Man in Babylon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0451205367/ref=pd_aw_sbs_14_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=T6BW800K95JP290PTWQE
Because of how you worded your title, take money and turn it into more money, I'll recommend The Richest Man in Babylon. Its about the philosophy of making money. It provides absolutely no concrete examples but it does give you certain philosophical rules that you can learn about that will help you deal with the actual financial world we live in. http://www.amazon.com/Richest-Man-Babylon-George-Clason/dp/0451205367
The Millionaire Mind is a book based on such a study you describe:
The Millionaire Mind targets a population of millionaires who have accumulated substantial wealth and live in ways that openly demonstrate their affluence. Exploring the ideas, beliefs, and behaviors that enabled these millionaires to build and maintain their fortunes, Dr. Stanley provides a fascinating look at who America's financial elite are and how they got there.
The Millionaire Mind https://www.amazon.com/dp/0740718584/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_BY2LDbJYPQRD8
Here's a non-affiliate link to a book on the topic which you might find interesting. It covers WordPress.com but much of what it talks about is applicable elsewhere.
As for myself, I've worked from home for about 4 years, currently as a web developer for a major university. There are lots of great jobs out there depending on your skill set.
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Without-Pants-WordPress-com-Future/dp/1118660633?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-osx-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1118660633
Aggression for self-defense is acceptable whenever someone fears their life or safety is in danger. Someone pulling a gun on you certainly fits that bill. If a man draws down on you you can only assume that he intends to harm you physically and you are perfectly within your rights to respond appropriately. Verbal threats are much of an excuse for attacking someone. Now, verbal threats such as "I'm going to kill you" and menacing movements towards you are entirely different. It just depends on the context of the situation.
As for homesteading you'll see different opinions on this, but my take on it is whenever you've put the land to some use. I don't think clearing a bunch of rocks is enough to justify ownership of it, but it does show intent to occupy. Now, say you were to build a house and till up a section of land for planting crops I could safely say that what you have appropriated is justly yours (provided no one else holds a legitimate claim to said property).
If you want to get more information on these topics I'd suggest reading [The Ethics of Liberty] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Ethics-Liberty-Murray-Rothbard/dp/0814775594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369188520&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ethics+of+liberty) and [For a New Liberty] (http://www.amazon.com/For-New-Liberty-Murray-Rothbard/dp/1610162641/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369188520&sr=8-2&keywords=the+ethics+of+liberty) by Murray Rothbard. Those are great starting points and should keep you busy for a little while. You can also find these two books for free on Mises.org [here] (http://mises.org/rothbard/ethics/ethics.asp) and [here.] (http://mises.org/document/1010/For-a-New-Liberty-The-Libertarian-Manifesto)
throwaway (despite the name) is legit.
If you want to know more about the stock market and why index funds are where it's at, check out A Random Walk down Wall Street. You learn things like 80% of "managed" mutual funds perform worse than index funds. not only that, managed funds charge much more in the way of fees, effectively charging you more to lose money. He also investigates if the stock market is correlated with fashionable skirt length in women or the superbowl champion (yes these are real theories).
If you want to learn more about personal finance, check out The Richest Man in Babylon. To this day one of my favorite books. If you let money be your master, you will always be a slave. If you are the master of your money, no one can ever own you. fuck yeah.
read this: https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897
Even if you only manage to pickup one thing, please let it be the importance of regular 1-on-1s. They make a huge difference and you should do everything in your power to not neglect these meetings.
Richest Man in Babylon
The Road Less Traveled
Man's Search For Meaning
Things are already serious and getting more so but you don't know it. You're going to make decisions that are incompatible with who you wanted to be when you grow up without anyone saying a thing or you noticing. The foundation for being a good man is either solidified now or (as in my case) built amid the chaos of realizing I've drifted far from my self without knowing it in my forties.
All of these books are truly helpful but if you only have time for one make it the road less traveled. The first paragraph may change your life and stop you from being an entitled self-pittying child which, by and large, is how most of us enter our twenties and often thirties
private arbitration and private courts would most likely adopt a libertarian legal code. Rothbard wrote a book on it call "Ethics of Liberty". Here is the amazon link. https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Liberty-Murray-N-Rothbard/dp/0814775594
It is essentially Non aggression enforcement and retributive justice.
Thinking in Systems
It's not about administration per se, but it is about systems by one of the top people in the field. I found it very useful in updating my thinking based on smaller systems that could be authoritatively managed to large distributed systems where you have less power to direct the system.
This one is from one of the engineers who made the original Macintosh and includes information from a bit before and a bit later of Mac's story. It is a book form of this site basically (which i think has slightly more content than the book), but i find the book much easier to read than the site.
There is also another book about Microsoft's early history (until ~1992). I have read a Greek translation only so i'm not sure if it is the same, but based on Google's preview of a few pages i think it is this one. I do not have the book with me (i am in Poland and i left it in Greece) so i cannot confirm if it really this is the one i'm talking about. It is hard to find a translated book published almost two decades ago :-P
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These is the book list I was able to read:
In Hand: Broken Windows (Can't find specific book)
Stack:
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How to stay alive in the woods
The Lying Brain
The Psychology of Memory
False Confessions (Not sure specific book)
The U.S Army Survival Manual (Not sure specific book)
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The Measure of Madness
The Book of Basic Machines: The U.S. Navy Training Manual
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The R Document
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Deception (Not sure of specific book)
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Polyurethane Technology (Not sure of specific book)
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Polyamide (Something)
Crime and Public Policy (Not sure of specific book)
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Spectacle: An Optimist's Handbook
Anyone wondering about wealth:
Read The Millionaire Mind
Read Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Read The Millionaire Next Door
These books highlight the differences in how people talk to their children about wealth.
The One Minute Manager
I cannot stress enough the importance of this book. You can finish it in half a day, I've read it multiple times. Such a simple and effective way of managing any team.
This one is pretty good: The Manager's Path.
The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
This could be a good read !!
You both should read these awesome books:
Anatomy of the state
The Law
What government has done with our money
and finally:
The ethics of liberty
Oooh....read "The Goal" by Eli Goldratt - Very easy read, I loved it. There will be plenty to criticize too!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement/dp/0884271951/
That was a funny solution a Cracked writer proposed to the whole debate, to free multiplayer games from singleplayer games so they can quit hassling each other. It solves some problems, creates others.
Technically my reading list moved away from game academia a while ago. I'm just a hobby writer, I don't worry about the same issues they do. I was a game critic for 3 years at Popmatters while I was in law school and I steadily got more interested in rule theory. That's most of what I do now in my writing.
I don't really know where someone could start with that...probably by studying systems. This is an outstanding intro book for it. Something bit more sophisticated on rule systems would be this one on how they are presented
I can start rattling off the legal philosophers but they are such boring old farts...Greg Lastowka wrote what is probably the best book on game design and law.
I think you need to specify whether or not you want academic oriented work or something that is more entertainment oriented. For the latter, any Michael Lewis Books (The Big Short, etc.) or David Einhorn's Book (Fooling Some of the People All of the Time) would be good.
I loved living in SF but to be honest unless you are a startup founder, in Y Combinator, maybe, or VERY early startup hire with extreme equity I don't think living in SF is tenable. The city's dysfunctional housing and taxation politics are almost unbelievable. Jerry Brown has been trying to fix the problem but has not been successful.
The choices are exit, voice, or loyalty. I tried voice and failed. Exit was and is better for me as an individual.
There are drawbacks to everything but it isn't a problem. I addressed the "our population is too wealthy and we don't produce enough" bit in my comment
perfectly legal isn't part of his name mate
The younger you start savings the better off you'll be. Even if it's just a little every day.
http://www.businessinsider.com/amazing-power-of-compound-interest-2014-7
READ: The Richest Man in Babylon
READ: Rich Dad Poor Dad
Do this, and you'll be ready to be on your own.
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement - Eliyahu M. Goldratt. A very interesting way of describing manufacturing and other processes to everyday things that most people can relate to. Definitely a must read for anyone who will be going into process engineering or will be an engineer for a manufacturing company.
Laszlo Bock explain in much more detail in his book Work Rules!. Also he talks about the other cool things at Google. :)
Manager's Path is a really good book about different levels of management, and Debugging Teams is a series of examples from the author's histories that can easily apply to your new position.
Honestly I would just read Richest Man in Babylon and use the 10 / 70 / 20 principle they talk about. Use that through college and then when you graduate you can have a much more meaningful conversation about finance. (cause you will have money to use)
this book might be useful for you:
The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
Two suggestions:
What Color is my Parachute by Richard Bolles
http://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-2011/dp/158008270X
The Whole Earth Catalog edition from the early 1980s (can be found in many public libraries)
The first book is about figuring out what sort of career you'd find most interesting and engaging. The second is a sampler of the best books on almost every subject under the sun, circa the early 1980s, and is sort of like the parachute book but for life itself.
I will recommend the book The Goal
It is a good read too along with Built to Sell
I'd recommend "Revolution in the Valley" over the Isaacson Jobs biography. All the good stuff in the Jobs biography was taken from "Revolution in the Valley". If you don't believe me, check the end notes.
Have you checked out Stephen Key and his book One Simple Idea? I think that'd be a great place to start!
https://www.amazon.com/One-Simple-Idea-Licensing-Goldmine/dp/0071756159
You're going to need about 2 million saved/invested if you don't want to eat your seed corn (so to speak) and make that money last another 40 plus years.
You can invest directly with Vanguard, Schwab or Fidelity and avoid the sleazy bankers.
Are you in the military and have a TSP? It is a very good program. If you are working for a private contractor do they have a 401K and you should be investing in a Roth IRA.
I would recommend Four books to get you started:
https://www.amazon.com/Common-Sense-Mutual-Funds-Imperatives/dp/0471392286/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498405283&sr=1-3&keywords=Common+sense+on+Mutual+funds
https://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Larimore/dp/0470067365
https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Next-Door-Surprising-Americas/dp/1589795474/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498405326&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Millionaire++next+door
https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Mind-Thomas-J-Stanley/dp/0740718584/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0740718584&pd_rd_r=ZAD0ZV4E79MXHZDZTE2B&pd_rd_w=SlHQm&pd_rd_wg=h8174&psc=1&refRID=ZAD0ZV4E79MXHZDZTE2B
I had to take a supply chain management class for my degree. Along with the text book the teacher also had us read this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement/dp/0884271951/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397485408&sr=8-1&keywords=the+goal
It's an allegory so it's not technical by any means but gives you an idea on how to think about all this stuff.
It's a really easy read, should only take you a day or two.
If you haven't read it yet, I definitely recommend The Checklist Manifesto.
Is this your first role as a lead? You're adjusting to both a new company and a new job.
Some of these problems are just kind of "welcome to leadership" - for example, managing your meeting load is now a decent part of your job. You do need to be in a lot of meetings. You will also get invited to meetings that don't exactly need you. Figuring out what's important, and performing well in those meetings, is a big part of the lead's job.
I highly recommend the book The Manager's Path which has a section on the "tech lead" role. There is a sidebar that addresses almost your exact situation - a first-time lead that doesn't like the job. The author's answer was (very roughly) "yup, it sucks in some ways - that's the job." But the experience as a tech lead is necessary to get promoted beyond an individual contributor role.
Of course, there are also problems with the company. Every company is dysfunctional in some ways. You need to decide whether this company's problems are ones that you can fix and/or tolerate. It might be a good challenge if you want to level up your career.
I'll only advise on the "how to write checklists" portion, by recommending this really excellent read: The Checklist Manifesto
Seriously. I thought I was good at writing procedures until I read this book. Now I'm good at writing procedures.
The Checklist Manifesto is a great book on the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Checklist-Manifesto-Things-Right/dp/0312430000
I think that The Goal is a great book on business and management.
Time to immerse yourself in the world of Lean manufacturing and production. Good reading includes The Goal, and Taiichi Ohno on how Toyota learned to really manufacture efficiently, and anything written by Shingeo Shingo. Don't think "manufacturing" reduces quality, in fact if anything modern manufacturing concepts increase quality while reducing waste, and are optimal for small scale production such as roasting.
Here's an amazing read on checklists: "The Checklist Manifesto"
http://www.amazon.com/The-Checklist-Manifesto-Things-Right/dp/0312430000
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Where I work, Expedia, we do the occasional meetup, like speed dating, where we attempt to match mentors and mentees.
But, for homework, read these books.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01J53IE1O/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XP3GJ7F/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Got-Here-Wont-There-ebook/dp/B0041G68WS/
In all seriousness, unlikely I can help out directly, I've got 4 peeps I'm mentoring at the moment, (2 internal to my company, 2 external)
> What do you mean by acting like a child?
Stop spending like a retard and fucking anything with a moist hole. You said in a different post that there are a lot of women, men and sex. Enjoy the STI's and superficial women who base your worth on the brand names you wear. You're investing in status symbols to put on a show for other people, STOP IT.
> Like where do I find investing and tax professionals? HR Block?
Dave Ramsey's ELP list would be a good place to start looking.
A little reading might be in order as well:
Try to find someone who would loan the book to you, or visit the library. I've been through each one of these in audio book format while I drive for work. They should all be available at the bay, but check your library first.
My boss had me read the book about google's HR policies when I first started. I really enjoyed it.
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https://www.amazon.com/Work-Rules-Insights-Inside-Transform/dp/1455554790
One of them was The Checklist Manifesto. I read this one and really enjoyed it.
I heard this book is decent: Manager's Path
Haven't read it yet but I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has read this book and used it for career progression.
Tens um livro muito bom para quem está a começar em IT e quer crescer na área, The Manager's Path. É uma boa literatura para quem procura crescer para Tech Lead, mas também para quem se quer posicionar como Specialist...
Idealmente tenta arranjar um mentor (ou mais). Alguém que te guie, que veja benefício em acompanhar-te e que te faça 1-on-1's com alguma regularidade!
Também depende muito do line manager que tiveres também e do momento da empresa / projecto em que fores inserido, às vezes os seniores estão de tal forma "atafulhados" em trabalho que não têm tempo para "mentorar" os juniores.
Curiosamente, vamos ter uma talk durante o Landing Festival sobre esse tema: "Upgrading for Junior Developers" (https://landingfestival.com/lisbon/talks/36), aconselho-te a estar presente – vais aprender imenso.
PS: Boa pergunta btw, não é nada comum este tipo de maturidade em malta recém-licenciada, se tiveres interesse envia-me o teu perfil via DM.
Disclaimer: sou co-fundador da Landing.jobs.
That knowledge would chalk up to being an enrolled agent, not an intrepid reader. Other than Perfectly Legal, I would hope I don't look up tax laws in my leisure time.
There is really no justification to provide a mortgage deduction on a second home, though. It would be an interesting exercise to track vacation home ownership of the middle class over the years, though. I would bet it's decreased substantially. I could be wrong, but it would be interesting to see..
The richest man in Babylon by George Clason
The Richest Man in Babylon - George Clason
>Once routine settles in, people become lazy, and laziness leads to accidents…
Exactly. This happens pretty much everywhere. Hospitals, airplanes, etc etc.
There is an interesting book regarding this called "The checklist manifesto"
Came here to say the exact same thing.
The Richest Man in Babylon is a 200 page book. It's a fictional story about a couple of different people and their financial situations. It's set way back in history.
There are 8 rules to becoming wealthy.
The Richest Man in Babylon
"the richest man in babylon"