Competition idea: The Generalist Games.
Over the course of many days/weeks/episodes, contestants compete against each other across dozens of different disciplines: bake a cake, play tennis, code a simple app, do a dance routine, make a pot, design a logo, solve a crossword puzzle, build a chair, hit a bullseye in darts, perform a lip sync, survive in the wild, play chess, etc.
@jkottke Yes. I like this idea.
I watch so many competition shows already; I want to see someone mash them together.
@jkottke I believe we have something like that in the Netherlands which is titled (roughly translated) āThe one who can do it allā.
They start with 100 contestants that need to perform ātasksā like shoot an arrow in a bullseye, peel a potato, create a house of cards, etc. But the goal is simply to not be the worst, as that player needs to leave the game. The rest continues with another task until only one is left.
@jemaleddin @jkottke something in that vein is central to Piers Anthony's "Apprentice Adept" series
@JoeGermuska @jkottke I was thinking specifically of this Heinlein quote:
āA human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.ā
@jemaleddin @jkottke I mean, Heinlein, tooā¦ but Anthony!
Of course, the internet has weighed in, and it's far worse than I remembered...
"I will say only this: please, read someone elseās books, and try to get your children to do so as well. I smell something rotten at the core of this writerās output, and I know Iām not alone."
https://www.filfre.net/2019/12/companions-of-xanth-preceded-by-the-worrisome-case-of-piers-anthony/
Hereās a list for your show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competent_man
But can you manage the soft skills component
Resolve a workplace dispute amicably
Apologize for a disproportionate reaction
Have dinner with parents and critique one boundary violation
Intervene in a sexist conversation
Give kind, direct feedback to a colleague
Say ānoā to something you donāt want to do
Tell someone nicely you donāt want a second date with them
Souris Hong š
Jason Kottke
James J Malcolm
Andy Cameron
[MOVED TO HACHYDERM] Erik Ž
Matthew Nadler
Tyler Mumford
Matt Round
Paul Sprangers
Mark Ziemer
Andrew H ā ā 2025
Qristy
Jeff Sandstrom
bill (pliny the older)
Jemal Cole Loves Each of You
Joe Germuska
Steve Karsch š¤š»
adamdoesit
Robin Ward
Leigh Garland
DoritoStyle
Steve02476
tessala
yertle
Joachim Bondo
Aminal
Bastian