What do you mean by: Nailing hard tasks beats quick convo over coffee almost everytime. ?
Re:Ask HN: How can I improve my intelligence?
by ddingus on Thursday May 20, 2021 @01:32PM
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Sorry I'm late to see this.
It's a reference to focus. Sometimes those quick coffee conversations are part of the focus and make a lot of sense and are big help. Sometimes a fresh mind can really do wonders.
They also can be a major league distraction, and or a source of anti Focus. I wasn't really clear on that and should have been. Hopefully this helps.
Of all that I said, being present, as in seriously lucid, is the biggest bang for the buck in all this work as you transition through age. Lucidity is much duller, not as potent of a state when one has a noisy mind.
It can bring you those young eyes and help you internalize wisdom.
Those fast, smart people will see that and value it. Hell, I did and have had wise mentors over the years too.
I cannot overstate the value in all of that. Nailing hard tasks beats quick convo over coffee almost everytime.
There is a big difference between being able to trade in smart things and wise people who can focus well and drill down to vital insights, and or see the golden ones amidst a pile of brassy, attractive things.
That's all I got really. Good luck!