> I don’t know if I would’ve been able to realistically do this
I think back to my college years (2002-2006) and I don't recall being very receptive to explicit advice even if it was realistically applicable. Even given everything I know about myself now, I struggle to imagine how I could have persuaded my 20-year-old self to do anything with words alone.
I am curious about the evolution of technology that sparks a people to build these. What are the intermediary steps that get you from nothing to coordinating a tribe to construct these over years?
I would love to see this expand. In the meantime, are there any comprehensive guides or directories for a building a privacy-first personal tech stack?
Surgeons had long learned sewing skills from their mothers, sisters, and wives. But in 1901, surgical trainee Alexis Carrel’s mother sent him to someone more gifted, Marie-Ann Leroudier, embroideress of Paris’s high society
I'm curious how important agility with hands are for modern surgeons compared to anatomy and medical knowledge in general. What makes a "great surgeon" today?
A practical alternative between raising a problem and providing a solution that I value is raising the problem and proposing the next step. It requires just enough proof of work/critical thinking to avoid being the critic, but also relieves you of the burden of feeling compelled to provide a solution that might otherwise stop you from raising the problem in the first place.
I think back to my college years (2002-2006) and I don't recall being very receptive to explicit advice even if it was realistically applicable. Even given everything I know about myself now, I struggle to imagine how I could have persuaded my 20-year-old self to do anything with words alone.