Ep. 250: In Defense of Thinking
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
The Shift towards Computation and Away from Raw Thinking in Business
In industries where the quality of raw thought stuff is crucial, having the very best thinker is significantly more valuable than having the second best thinker or kind of good thinkers, leading to superstar dynamics and creating problems for both businesses and employees./nIn fields like academia, where raw thinking is still highly valued, it's incredibly competitive with hundreds of people applying for any tenure track position./nEconomic dynamics make it difficult for businesses to rely solely on the quality of what comes out of an employee's brain, leading them to rely more on computation instead of cognition./nThe world of knowledge work is more comfortable thinking of humans as custodians of computation rather than originators of original cognition.
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