221: Power in Mimicry

Ben discusses the lessons of mimicked learning and tempering of judgmental thinking gleaned from a sports book, and muses on how to apply them to career advice. On Drip, faced with a mountain of catch-up work after the holiday, Derek confronts scalability.

An episode of the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots podcast, hosted by thoughtbot, titled "221: Power in Mimicry" was published on December 12, 2016 and runs 35 minutes.

December 12, 2016 ·35m · Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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Ben discusses the lessons of mimicked learning and tempering of judgmental thinking gleaned from a sports book, and muses on how to apply them to career advice. On Drip, faced with a mountain of catch-up work after the holiday, Derek confronts scalability. Podcast Swag Bundles Upcase FormKeep The Inner Game of Tennis How to Get Good at Making Money- Jason Fried thoughtbot Style Guide We're Hiring a Head of Marketing for Our Products Ben's Personal Site Edgar Laura Roeder on Giant Robots Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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Ben discusses the lessons of mimicked learning and tempering of judgmental thinking gleaned from a sports book, and muses on how to apply them to career advice. On Drip, faced with a mountain of catch-up work after the holiday, Derek confronts scalability.

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