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AMA with @vgr starts now! Venkatesh Rao has been writing ribbonfarm.com since 2007. He's also the author of Tempo, a book on timing & decision-making. Vgr consults executives to help stress-test their thinking and build systems for their organizations. Most recently, he ran summerofprotocols.com Ask away 🎤
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What % of consulting inbound do you agree to take on as a client? What makes a “good” client?
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Many people in tech give you a shoutout for thinking differently. Who do you think are people who do this well and have very interesting & unique worldviews?
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Here we go
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What if any is the role of /gloom in wise decision-making? Not a troll question I’m sincerely wondering how to leverage a mind that naturally sees pitfalls to take care of, in a world that seems to reward optimism more 🤔
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@vgr what motivates you?
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Is there a common logical fallacy or mistaken assumption bedeviling most of the executives you advise? If so, what is it?
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What's the go-to tactic for "applying the hardness lens" to any problem space?
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what's your writing process?
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@vgr what is social media most useful for? What is something most people get wrong about how they approach it?
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Big fan of your writing @vgr Which mediums do you consume to get creative?
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What is the most important ritual of your life?
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What is the best tv show since "the office"?
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What do you love about tennis?
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@vgr Do you really think "realism" is the right term for your ideology? Seems self-indulgent and autodeceptive. Like a real realist would know they don't see reality.
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is it more of an active decision or a feeling when you think that idea is good to: 1) write on and publish the writing 2) pursue in terms of product/system in an organization
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After Foundations and Superstructures, what will be Vol. 3 of The Art of Gig?
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@vgr thoughts on this social media cycle? specifically will we see repeats or reinventions, like channels as subreddits here or something completely new arise
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@vgr when you write fiction, do you know where you're going with it or do you often get surprised by the words that arrive on the page?
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thanks for doing this @vgr! where does the name ribbonfarm come from?
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