General Skills

General Skills

General Skills

Durable capabilities underneath specific tools: communication, prioritization, resourcefulness, judgment, and the ability to keep making progress.

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The Workshop Mindset

The Workshop Mindset

Build, test, adjust, and become more resourceful.

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Conversations as Bridges

Conversations as Bridges

Make communication sturdier through listening and clarification.

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The Compass and the Clock

The Compass and the Clock

Choose direction before filling the schedule.

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The Friction Architect

The Friction Architect

Design your environment so better actions are easier to start.

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The Question Ladder

The Question Ladder

Ask better questions to upgrade the quality of judgment.

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The After-Action Habit

The After-Action Habit

Turn experience into repeatable skill through quick reviews.

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AI-era additions

Three newer pieces focused on what actually stays valuable as AI takes over more routine execution.

Taste: The Skill AI Cannot Fully Borrow From You

Taste: The Skill AI Cannot Fully Borrow From You

Selection, refinement, and quality judgment as core AI-era skills.

Problem Framing: The Work Before the Work

Problem Framing: The Work Before the Work

The person who defines the real problem shapes every downstream answer.

Relationship Capital: Why Being Useful to Humans Still Wins

Relationship Capital: Why Being Useful to Humans Still Wins

Why trust, collaboration, and usefulness stay hard to replace.