José Lopes Blog

What can a man do alone? Nothing amazing can be done alone. Even the relatively unremarkable like a simple pencil took the cooperation of hundreds if not thousands of men. The pencil is made of wood. The wood was gathered from a tree cut by a man with a tool called the saw. The saw was made out of steel, which was made out of iron. The iron was gathered in a mine. Each process requires tens, hundreds of thousands of men working in cooperation and built off the backs of inventions, tools and discoveries of even more men.

Perfectionism is a double edged sword

Perfectionism is a double edged sword. The perfectionist is never satisfied with mediocrity. It’s in their nature to constantly improve their skills. In their relentless pursuit of doing more and doing better, they often achieve results that exceed expectations.

The Kern Rules

Between late 2020 and early 2021 (if memory serves me right), professor Karl Kern published a series of 29 rules on LinkedIn titled "The Kern Rules". I believe these rules are essential reading, not only are they timeless and continue to resonate today, but they also deserve to be committed to memory. With his kind permission, I am sharing the full list here The Kern Rules