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Rehearsing for the Rehearsal

August 28th, 2023 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips There is the meta-plan or the plan about the plan. There is the meta-rehearsal or the rehearsal for the rehearsal. There are many other meta-this-and-that. They are quite useful. My wife and I have been married since 1983 (40 years as of the writing of this post). I recall our wedding rehearsal. […]

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Tags: Learning · Management · Patterns · Planning · Practice · Process · Review · Success · Thinking · Work

The Power of Streaks

January 3rd, 2022 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips There is something to the concept of momentum where a body in motion continues in motion. That even works with mental activity. Momentum works. Even with the mind. That doesn’t make sense, but in my experience it seems to be true. Examples: For over 700 weeks (13+ years) I have viewed the […]

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Tags: Blog · Patterns · Reading · Synergy · Time · Writing

Nouns or Verbs, Things or Actions

June 14th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips The words we use most often provide some indication of our selves. Try some experiments. Learn. Adjust. Try this: right now, write ten words on whatever is in front of you. Napkin. Table cloth. Back of your hand. How many of those ten are nouns? How many are verbs? This one is […]

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Tags: Communication · Experiment · Ideas · Language · Patterns · Play · Self

Building Products or Building Infrastructure

March 15th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Are we making a product or making a product that allows others to make a product. Are we making a product that will allow us to make a product, but we spend so much time on the first that we never make a product? I see this often. People aren’t building products. […]

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Tags: Lifecycle · Patterns · Process · Purpose · Work

Data Science and that Old Green Textbook

August 8th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Are you a data scientist? Have you ever read that old green textbook? Probably not, and that is unfortunate. I’ve been delving into data science lately. I’ve applied for a few jobs with the title “Data Scientist.” I’m not sure what a data scientist is, but much of what I have learned […]

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Tags: Data Science · Learning · Pattern Classification · Patterns