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Good. I like the crop analogy

Pretty good so far. It's fun and interesting to read fiction about work.

I created a new edition on GoodReads.Pretty cool.Another reason it said wait to decide is because stakeholders often change direction frequesntly. So in this section of The Power of Small, we learn "Read to a sick, blind, or homebound person in a hospital or in an extended-care facility".
"Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept" This is almost more an etiquette then technology principle.

so since I'm reading the kindle, It doesn't accurately display page numbers. So I listed my location in the book of 856/7259. Each page is about 20 pages.
The subjects covered so far in "Continuous Architecture" are architect products and not just solutions, focus on quality and not just function, and now delay decisions until necessary. ..ch2.p3

Postpone descions basically to see the big picture and iterating

so since I'm reading the kindle, It doesn't accurately display page numbers. So I listed my location in the book of 7259. Each page is about 20 pages.
The subjects covered so far in "Continuous Architecture" are architect products and not just solutions, focus on quality and not just function, and now delay decisions until necessary. ..ch2.p3

Postpone descions basically to see the big picture and iterating

good start

good book interestingly different technology

I'm starting to understand the use and affinity for this technology. Its very different from JavaScript usual practices utilizes JSON HEAVILY.

interesting tech. very different from angularjs

twelfth word.

the pages on Google books don't match these. I'm in Imran 171

very enjoyable. personal. relatable. makes me think of my uncle's and grandfather.

Interesting read.

Interesting read. I have to keep in mind this was written right out of WW2.

challenge in lack of clarity, not clarity of time. what does done mean, what does doing look like. organization creates bouancy and confidence.

stuff is list of things without outcomes and actions. don't manage time, manage actions.

sparks to mind dynamics of thinking about things undone, as opposed to triggered thoughts

speaks to identifying ideal, seeing reminder and identifying next step to relieve mental stress. I disagree, these can be established without actual accountability and this dissonance

An Important Exercise to Test This Model

Identify task, visualize it's completion, identify first step. Supposedly this will be freeing. It was for me, becasue the visualization of success removes stress.

The Basic Requirements for Managing Commitments
clear your mind, identify task, set reminders.

This is his strategy.

The Principle: Dealing Effectively
with Internal Commitments


This makes a good point about how distractions are not just noise, but commitments that you own.

The "Mind Like Water" Simile
~don't overreact

The Promise: The "Ready State"
of the Martial Artist
Speaks to having a swing.. basically being in the groove. But making it more loftly like swining on a swing.

The "Big Picture" vs. the Nitty-Gritty: pushes to not focus on values or get into the nitty but to see the big pic. Says values complicate.

Big Pic vs Nitty Gritty

He bashes tech as if the solution to efficiency is self control. so far the focus is on the need for a new solution vs processes from eras of making widgets.

This book started off daft. I had no idea who the charecters were, what their motivations were, or why the story was being shared. Then I tried watching the movie and didn't get anywhwere. So I came back to the book and realized that i have to let go and just go where the book takes me. Let it steer and drive and experience it for the good and the bad at it's own pace. Not mine. It's cool