Seth Godin: Hammer Time
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Seth Godin: Hammer Time
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Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#2"Metaprogramming" in its various forms is often about switching tools to the most appropriate one. Instead of opening that can with only a hammer, you first fabricate a screwdriver.
(Disclaimer: I advocate metaprogramming. Also humor.)
Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#3"Metaprogramming" in its various forms is often about switching tools to the most appropriate one. Instead of opening that can with only a hammer, you first fabricate a screwdriver. (Disclaimer: I advocate metaprogramming. Also humor.)
You shouldn't fabricate a screwdriver! You should fabricate a screwdriver building factory
http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.219431....
Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#4A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow? After all, you'd expect someone like Seth Godin to put forward a well-supported argument about a radically new approach (new hammer) and its benefits?
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#5A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow? After all, you'd expect someone like Seth Godin to put forward a well-supported argument about a radically new approach (new hammer) and its benefits?
I wish this could come out better than it sounds. I like Seth Godin, but you are expecting too much.
All his posts are "a bit hollow".
He tries to provoke thought, not offer solutions.
There is nothing wrong with that; just a new age philosopher?
OFF Topic: I wish he would have offered a link to the study he mentioned. That would be like someone blogging about him and not offering a link.
Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#6A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow? After all, you'd expect someone like Seth Godin to put forward a well-supported argument about a radically new approach (new hammer) and its benefits?
>> A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow?
It is, but I find all of Seth's posts are this way. He is good at formulating ideas which seems obvious after you read them. ;-) But I don't consider him being some deep thinker who could put forward some "radically new approach".
Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#7There's a long tail for hammers.
The massive burst in innovation that we've seen in the past several decades is caused by a bunch of people making a bunch of new hammers for a bunch of different problem types. In addition, there are certain hammers -- like statistical methods or X-rays or computer networking -- that can be applied to a ranging scope of problems that no one ever predicted before.
Seth is right, you have to find the right tool for the job. But your job is also to imagine and construct a new hammer.
Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#8"Metaprogramming" in its various forms is often about switching tools to the most appropriate one. Instead of opening that can with only a hammer, you first fabricate a screwdriver. (Disclaimer: I advocate metaprogramming. Also humor.)
You shouldn't fabricate a screwdriver! You should fabricate a screwdriver building factory http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.219431....
You shouldn't fabricate a screwdriver building factory! you should fabricate a tool fabrication factory factory!
Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#9A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow? After all, you'd expect someone like Seth Godin to put forward a well-supported argument about a radically new approach (new hammer) and its benefits?
>> A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow? It is, but I find all of Seth's posts are this way. He is good at formulating ideas which seems obvious after you read them. ;-) But I don't consider him being some deep thinker who could put forward some "radically new approach".
It is astrology for intellectuals.
Re: Seth Godin: Hammer Time
#10A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow? After all, you'd expect someone like Seth Godin to put forward a well-supported argument about a radically new approach (new hammer) and its benefits?
I wish this could come out better than it sounds. I like Seth Godin, but you are expecting too much. All his posts are "a bit hollow". He tries to provoke thought, not offer solutions. There is nothing wrong with that; just a new age philosopher? OFF Topic: I wish he would have offered a link to the study he mentioned. That would be like someone blogging about him and not offering a link.
Agree 100%. He has some good things to say, but its more anecdotes and bits of motivation than specific, actionable advice. Still valuable in its own right though.
I personally get a lot out of Seth's perspective, but I can certainly understand that his posts are not what most HN readers are looking for.