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How big things get done (or not)

On the reg

CHAPTER

The Unsung Story of the Opera House

The author of a new book about big projects and how they sit, seat or fail. The Opera House in Sydney is his excuse to put pictures of one of his favorite buildings. He also explains why academic projects are so bad at getting things done on time. It's got something systemic in the way that projects are set up - it can't be just individual failure.

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Speaker 2
Hand writes more notes, freaks. Yeah. We need to bring back handwritten notes and good penmanship. Have you noticed this, Matt?
Speaker 1
Oh, it was very hard to read. It was very wrong. The middle penmanship is terrible as it is. I like to think at least work
Speaker 2
on legibility.
Speaker 1
I have good. I have good legibility. I. Um, it's interesting. It is interesting. Usually it does fall on gender lines. Like females in general have better handwriting. Yes. It's not always true. There's exceptions to every rule, but it's. I mean, my wife's handwriting like makes me look like a fucking caveman. But I think mine's really legible for
Speaker 3
men. Yeah, I, I.
Speaker 2
Maybe a little feminine, but I focused on my penmanship. I have very handwriting.
Speaker 1
Yeah. Don't try to clarify. Do you have, do you have anything in handwriting you can show us?
Speaker 2
I have my journal from me, but I don't want to put that on the camera. Okay.
Speaker 1
I respect that. I'm sure you have amazing penmanship. It's in here. I imagine why
Speaker 2
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Speaker 2
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