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Essays by Scott Berkun, author of a project management book, The Art of Project Management, about which Kent Beck said "Reading this was like reading the blueprint for how the best projects are managed at Microsoft. I wish we always put these lessons into action!"
"How to learn from your mistakes" quotes: You can only learn from a mistake after you admit youâve made it. ... The larger your ambitions, the more dependent you will be on your ability to overcome and learn from your mistakes. ... success in learning from mistakes often requires involvement from other people, either for advice, training or simply to keep you honest. ... when you can laugh at your own mistakes you know youâve accepted it and no longer judge yourself on the basis of one single event. Reaching this kind of perspective is very important in avoiding future mistakes. Humor loosens up your psychology and prevents you from obsessing about the past. Itâs easy to make new mistakes by spending too much energy protecting against the previous ones.
Why smart people defend bad ideas" quotes: ... one thing I did learn after years of studying advanced logic theory is that proficiency in argument can easily be used to overpower others, even when you are dead wrong. ... The problem with smart people is that they like to be right and sometimes will defend ideas to the death rather than admit theyâre wrong. ... if they got away with it when they were young ... theyâve probably built an ego around being right ... Until they come face to face with someone who is tenacious enough to dissect their logic, and resilient enough to endure the thinly veiled intellectual abuse they dish out during debate ... theyâre never forced to question their ability to defend bad ideas.
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