Archive - Three gray geese

How to assess your next career move with the coffee beans procedure and AI. An example

People sometimes dream about a job, but may only think about some elements of the job, such as the status or the external activities visible to…

22 hrs ago •

Writing about my (former) job: Owner's representative

I read some time ago that you should write about your job. I worked as an owner's representative on construction projects for almost 20 years. I no…

Aug 9 •

For the average worker in the average organization, work-life balance has little effect on career outcomes

Philip Su argues that work-life balance slows careers. I agree with his thesis, but only when applied to highly competitive organizations. Luck, talent…

Aug 1 •

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How the Norwegian railway gets away with murder

I take the train every day to work.

Jun 29 •

It should not take so long to build electrical infrastructure in Norway

Kjetil Lund, the director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) wrote about why it takes so long to build power generation and…

Jun 22 •

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