"Forty hour workweeks are a relic of the Industrial Age. Knowledge workers function like athletes - train and sprint, then rest and reassess." Naval

It's said that the surest way to piss off your A players is to surround them with D+ players. I think that's why there's so much burnout in the building industry...and I think there's an important warning in here for owners/developers. The really great electrician who gets a

My first architecture job was at Hopkins. RIP Sir Michael 🙏🏾🕊️ 💫

Modern man is in a terrible predicament. He is helplessly enamored with the beauty of what the old world built, yet despises the beliefs that inspired them to build it.

A critic tried to tell Steve Jobs how he should build his product Steve’s response:

"When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves. My brain, it cannot process failure. It will not process failure." - Kobe Bryant

People in this thread misunderstanding what architectural drawings are, who owns them, and the legalities around them. Let me provide some clarity. 1. When you hire an architect, you're purchasing a service, not drawings. The drawings are called "instruments of service" and are

Too often we reward people who solve problems while ignoring those who prevent them in the first place. Instead of glorifying those who run around putting out fires, we need to create an organizational culture that empowers everyone to act responsibly at the first sign of smoke.

Kobe’s legacy immortalized. 2•8•24

Kobe's legacy will live on forever 🕊 8️⃣∞2️⃣4️⃣ | #MambaDay 🐍 x.com/NBATV/status/1…

"Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses." - Kobe Bryant

Ghana has lost yet another historic & cultural landmark due to neglect. The ancient mud mosque at Bole has collapsed. Torrential rains are being blamed but 5 years ago I visited it & wrote an article documenting visible termite infestation in its rafters. haunsinafrica.com/2018/05/22/gha…

Kobe Bryant was asked, “What is one quality that all the great ones have?” Without hesitation Kobe said: “It’s love. It’s not rocket science to me man. The quality that we all share is that we love what we do. We absolutely love it. And it’s a pure love. It’s not the

One of the best ideas I learned from Kobe Bryant: “Don’t copy the what. Copy the how” Kobe would study greatness in any domain. Sports, music, business, art, whatever. This is why: “No matter what discipline you are in, there’s a common denominator in how we approach our

Next year marks an exciting new era for architecture in west Africa. I wrote about stunning projects in Benin, Lagos and Senegal that will bridge pre-colonial traditions and post-colonial modernity in The Economist economist.com/the-world-ahea…

David Senra “A players want to work with other A players” 100%. They don’t get along with Cs because they get frustrated with a lower bar for talent when they want the bar to keep raising

Sitting quietly by yourself and creating something that you will never show another person, simply for the act of self expression, may be the last frontier of true freedom we have left. Do not take those moments for granted.

Discover the essence of Yoruba culture at the John Randle Centre, where 'Storytelling is a very strong part of the culture.' - Seun Oduwole ⬇ african.business/2024/02/techno…

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