This week features a roundup of articles ranging from The Legend of Zelda to Utility Bill Politics. Enjoy!
- New Model of Ancient Astronomical Device Reveals a ‘Creation of Genius’ – a super interesting article about an ancient device discovered in Greece designed to predict the movement of stars and planets across the sky. This device was invented when Geocentricity was the prevailing theory, which made for some more complicated mechanics involved in the design of the machine.
- Feature: Zelda: Majora’s Mask Is A Testament To What Nintendo Is Capable Of When It Gets Weird – a surprisingly deep article about The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and how out-of-the-mold it is for Zelda games. It discusses how philosophical and somewhat dark the game is.
- Chaos Theory and Management: Learning from Systems in Nature – this article shows the parallels to chaos in nature and how it can be applied to management principles. Chaos in nature, much like in management, presents an opportunity for restructuring for improvement.
- Why Your Boring Utility Bill Is Much More Important Than You Think – This article describes why your utility bills are designed to be a lot more complicated than they need to be, and the different forces at play influencing what you’re being charged.
- Build Your Team’s Resilience — From Home – discusses how managers can help their team navigate quarantine and the uncertainty of the pandemic in a healthier way.
- It All Revolves Around Them: 4 Tips to a Customer-Centric Sales Process – a very useful article on keeping the customer at the center of your sales process, not the salesperson’s goals or timelines.