412: Context in Comprehension
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From adventures in learning, a recipe for great collaborations, to creativity and problem-solving in tech. It's a deep dive chat with Wes Payne.

Other topics include:

• one definition of Wes-work

• introvertedness and the subtle art of being agreeable

• strategies in brainstorming

• entropy and evolution of routines in creativity

• hammock time and meditation

• Buddhism and our mind's understanding of the world

• the importance of context in comprehension

Note: Brent's chat with Wes originally aired as part of an excellent series of Brunchs).

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Links:

• The World Before Your Feet | Now Playing in Theaters)
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain)
• Tim Ferriss and The 4-Hour Workweek)
• Six Thinking Hats - Wikipedia)
• Daily Rituals: A Guided Tour of Writers’ and Artists’ Creative Habits – Brain Pickings)
• Hammock Driven Development - Rich Hickey - YouTube)
• Hammock-driven development | Convinced Coder)
• No “yes.” Either “HELL YEAH!” or “no.” | Derek Sivers)
• Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright)
• Natalie Wexler)