Read Fortune's Formula recently, and marvelled again at Bell Labs. I have always wondered what made Bell Labs successful. So many geniuses and important inventions came out of that place that it doesn't seem like mere coincidence. I don't know which category you would place it in, but do you think a digital version of that is possible/al…
Read Fortune's Formula recently, and marvelled again at Bell Labs. I have always wondered what made Bell Labs successful. So many geniuses and important inventions came out of that place that it doesn't seem like mere coincidence. I don't know which category you would place it in, but do you think a digital version of that is possible/already exists?
Another thought I had was about how the nature of work has changed quite a bit. Do you think it's more difficult to do focused work in this hyper-distracting era? Because I see the means for collaboration and the ability to find information has grown, but can't say the same about that obsessive hobbyist kind of involvement in work that seems to be missing now. Could just be me being nostalgic for a time I never knew :p.
Bell Labs is an example of a fleeting example of a unique natural occurrence that's hard to replicate, like a beautiful butterfly species that evolved and died out!
Read Fortune's Formula recently, and marvelled again at Bell Labs. I have always wondered what made Bell Labs successful. So many geniuses and important inventions came out of that place that it doesn't seem like mere coincidence. I don't know which category you would place it in, but do you think a digital version of that is possible/already exists?
Another thought I had was about how the nature of work has changed quite a bit. Do you think it's more difficult to do focused work in this hyper-distracting era? Because I see the means for collaboration and the ability to find information has grown, but can't say the same about that obsessive hobbyist kind of involvement in work that seems to be missing now. Could just be me being nostalgic for a time I never knew :p.
Bell Labs is an example of a fleeting example of a unique natural occurrence that's hard to replicate, like a beautiful butterfly species that evolved and died out!