Stuff I Wish I'd Known When I Started Working

COMMUNICATION YOU GOTTA KEEP ‘EM IN THE LOOP

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

– George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright

The story of the race to see who would be the first person to stand at the South Pole at the beginning of the twentieth century is absolutely thrilling. Even if you have no interest in travel or history or exploration, I’d really recommend that get your hands on Roland Huntford’s The Last Place on Earth.¹¹

Huntford’s book describes the contest between the British explorer, Robert Scott, and the Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, to be first at the South Pole. It’s a fascinating story, not least because it’s about two teams carrying out the same project and achieving drastically ...