Lindy Compounding
Explore the concept of Lindy compounding to understand how committing to new technologies over time enhances your career growth. Learn why settling new ground thoughtfully and building lasting professional relationships multiply your productivity and network strength.
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Settle new ground but don’t hop
Everyone focuses on the second part of this principle (“the new”) and not enough on the first: “specialize.” Settle new ground, but don’t hop.
What is the lindy effect?
You may be familiar with the “lindy effect,” which is the idea that the future life expectancy of a thing is proportional to its current age. This is commonly expressed as something negative. If someone tells you their project will be late by ten days, you can expect it to take another ten days from that, and so on.
It isn’t meant to be taken literally— since nothing lasts forever— but it ...