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, written by Jeremy. Read the commentary.

I’ve got a rule. If I read and highlight more than 40% of an article, I don’t summarize it. I just send the whole thing.

In today’s mad rush for productivity, a paper worthy of being nearly half covered in highlights deserves some recognition. It’s a small way to put on a pedestal something sorely missed.

Here’s a piece by E. Jeffrey Conklin & William Weil from the TouchStone consulting group.

Both Johnnie Moore and Chris Corrigan had good things to say about it.

The quote they placed right at the front is a perfect summary:

“Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.”

Laurence J. Peter

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Commentary

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