Dream Bigger, Predict the Future
I’d love to tell you that I’m never wrong, but I’ve been wrong a lot. Remember the Arduino? When it was brand new, I thought it was some silly collection …read more Continue reading Dream Bigger, Predict the Future
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IIA Analytics Article Dead Wrong
A recent IIA article on building an analytics function in internal audit is dead wrong. At least on one major point, anyway. And it’s a big one. As the tombstone reads, this point is D.O.A (dead on arrival, or more … Continue reading →… Continue reading IIA Analytics Article Dead Wrong
Path to Craftsmanship: The Art of Being Wrong
Every technical person knows, unlike artists and politicians, that they can be provably wrong; at least to a degree. Math tells the truth. Coupled with this knowledge is an ego which is often entirely based on our output. If our mechanism works, we feel good because we are provably good.
Unfortunately, unlike the robots we build or the simple minds we spin out of code, we are still human at the end of the day. When we feel the sting of being wrong we often respond poorly. Some of us slip into depression, claiming it all and dredging up a …read more
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