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To scale, you first have to do things that don't scale, advice from Paul Graham and Brian Chesky of AirBnB for scaling companies shown with a founder packing boxes themselves like Jeff Bezos of AmazonTo Scale, First Do Things That Don't ScaleWhat is the meaning of cognitive offloading? Shown by delegating our critical thinking to tools like calculators or AI chatbotsCognitive Offloading: Delegating Our ThinkingThe automation paradox explanation, or paradox of automation, summary with a hiker choosing their phone in place of a physical map and then getting lost in a landscape when there's no signalThe Automation ParadoxThe XY Problem (or X-Y Problem): a child tries to reach a balloon by precariously stacking chairsand asks how they can stick them together to someone outside of the room who, eventually, wonders what for?The XY ProblemWhat is a phone zombie example: pedestrians turned zombies staring into their phones run into danger and bump into each other while crossing a roadPhone zombieWhat is phubbing - snubbing someone or ignoring them for your phone - example: Someone sat in a cafe being phubbed by their friends on their phones while a parent and child walks by, gently heartbroken by being upstaged by a phonePhubbingTypes of phishing: phishing, spear-phishing, whaling explained — 3 common types of phishing communications are shown from the impersonal, wide phishing net email, thrown out to a large population; to more personalised "spear-phishing", picking you off with a harpoon gun; to whaling, where scammers go after high profile targets like CEOs. Types of phishingContinuous partial attention illustration: A family spill the dinner and miss what's said while a baby paints the floor and another child has to go to yoga for some focus to remain in the presentContinuous partial attentionWhat is 2 factor authentication (2FA) and its meaning: using something you know, something you are, and something you haveWhat is Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)?What is Metcalfe's Law diagram the value of a network and its usersMetcalfe’s LawWhat is Rubberducking? Example explanation: a developer talks through their problem with the “therapist” rubber duck on their desk, only to discover the insight they need. Often useful for debugging.What is Rubberducking? An Explanation of the Rubber Duck Debugging TechniqueThe Gartner Hype Cycle illustration: a line graph shows the typical curvy evolution of expectations from new technologies over time. The Gartner Hype cycleWhat is an underwater moon pool explained example: showing how a moon pool works with a neat underwater base with divers entering the water underwater, like it was a poolMoon poolWhat is a technology S Curve with an example explained in a sketchThe S-curvePace Layers drawing showing the layers of Nature, Culture, Governance, Infrastructure, Commerce and Fashion/Art changing at different speedsPace layers original sketchPerson typing their password and reliving a fond memory at the same timeChoose passwords that make you happyMoore’s LawDesire path: the difference between design and use illustrated by a person crossing a corner of grassDesire pathSurvivorship Bias illustration: two onlookers enjoy the long-lasting, successful design of the fun, iconic Volkswagen Beetle car. One says to the other "They don't make them like they used to" - ignoring the fact that the product they see is undoubtedly the result of many failed prototype designs. Survivorship biasUnderstanding the ChasmUnderstanding gifs, bitmaps and jpegsDelete tracks you don’t likeBad internet is worse than no internetFold away keyboard feetThings get more complex before they get simpleAnti-aliasingUnderstanding exposure in photographyPutting it all together: ExposureUnderstanding ISOUnderstanding shutter speedUnderstanding apertureThere are 2.2 trillion combinations of an 8 character passwordThere are 2.2 trillion combinations of an 8 character passwordBe real on the internetsConsider starting at the next letter (when scanning address books)Plug computingIf we plumbed in printersRemove text formattingAdjust a photo’s levels to maximise your dataGet to know your techTake a photo with your iPhone
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