Process and Result
“Worked on the report” and “finished the report” describe different results. Adam Smith opened The Wealth of Nations with the famous pin factory. One worker doing the whole process produced…
Work Is Part of a Contract
Corporate culture talks readily about family, mission and a shared destiny when the organisation needs more time and loyalty. But a company buys a person’s work, not the whole person.…
Help with a Calculator
Public morality offers a choice between a warm heart and cold calculation. But help without an understanding of the consequences can sustain harm, and calculation alone, without sympathy, easily forgets…
How to choose a steel and not overpay
If the whole conversation about steel grades comes down to one observation, it is an unpleasant one: the grade of steel is not the most important parameter of a kitchen…
A day with no reporting
Society quickly turns even rest into a project: useful, attractive, planned in advance and fit to be reported on. Free time starts working a second shift. You have to rest…
Success With a Long List of Co-Authors
The culture of success likes one hero in the centre of the frame. The team, the infrastructure, the teachers, the lucky moment and other people’s unnoticed work usually stay outside…