By the word
How long does it need to be? What would be different if, rather than being paid by the word, you were paying?
Misreading the mind: Ezra Klein and Nicholas Carr on transactional reading and contemplation
Ezra Klein: If you can get the argument of a book – through book reviews or book essays or a Wikipedia page or something –… Read More »Misreading the mind: Ezra Klein and Nicholas Carr on transactional reading and contemplation
Matt Ridley: invention vs innovation
[Public service announcement for email subscribers: sorry for the unfinished post you may have received out of the weekend – I was having issues with… Read More »Matt Ridley: invention vs innovation
Resource: 109 mental models from Farnham Street
Mental models are how we understand the world. Not only do they shape what we think and how we understand but they shape the connections… Read More »Resource: 109 mental models from Farnham Street
Staying fresh
Will require: Clarity of vision (and a worthwhile vision to begin with); Recognition of progress made; Acceptance of limits; Forgiveness for failures; Avoidance of (fatal)… Read More »Staying fresh
Gravity bites
Watching skate videos – try this one, or this one – is great. You can kind of imagine doing those tricks. Watching beginner “how to”… Read More »Gravity bites
Astonishing wealth inequality graphic
Inequality isn’t my favourite hobby horse, mainly because: “Fair” and “equal [being / having the same]” are often (wrongly) assumed to be the same thing;… Read More »Astonishing wealth inequality graphic
New challenge, old challenge
I am pretty good at new challenges. Most of the time, I rise to them. I enjoy novelty. I like a challenge. It’s stimulating, creative… Read More »New challenge, old challenge
Matt Mullenweg’s hierarchy of improvements for video calls
In short, invest in this order: Quality of internet connection (line and router). Voice (Get a good microphone. He recommends this affordable headset or its… Read More »Matt Mullenweg’s hierarchy of improvements for video calls
Five in a row
You’ve started practising*, tried fifty, and hit some. Now keep going until you stick five in a row. Then ten. If you can do ten… Read More »Five in a row