Whoever Will Lose Their Life

Last month, my post on layoffs got 113 views in one day. I suppose that’s what passes as “going viral” around these parts. While I certainly wouldn’t mind more readers, I’m okay with my current reach.

How does that square with the principle of thinking big? The common way of considering scale is quantity; it’s certainly the easiest to measure. But one can have an outsized impact in quality without needing large numbers. Think of it like big in depth vs big in breadth. When it comes to technology I embrace breadth, but when it comes to impact, I value depth quite a bit more. And sometimes to get that result requires thinking small.

On my desk is the following photograph by Eric Peters. It captures my objective well.

Speaking of things on my desk, perhaps I’ll document my setup in a future post. That could be fun.