Making and communicating solutions
The idea is this: If you know how to solve a problem but can’t communicate it to others in a way that actually results in… Read More »Making and communicating solutions
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William Zinsser on Simplicity
Here are some excerpts from Zinsser’s ‘On Writing Well’, which I mentioned in yesterday’s post: … the secret of good writing is to strip every… Read More »William Zinsser on Simplicity
Clarity. Simplicity. Focus.
I’ve been reminded about the importance of clarity and simplicity by three books in the last week: Don’t Make Me Think, Steve Krug’s classic on… Read More »Clarity. Simplicity. Focus.
Setting the bar high
You’ve got to set the bar high too. Set the bar high in the big, important things: What am I working for? Who am I… Read More »Setting the bar high
Being prolific
How many ideas have you lost out of pure inertia? I don’t just mean all the ideas you’ve had that you never did anything about… Read More »Being prolific
Possibility: learning to see
This morning one of my sons was trying to put a new water bottle in a bottle holder: “It doesn’t fit.” I laughed at him,… Read More »Possibility: learning to see
It’s not for you
It’s so easy to want everyone to love what we do. When we’re writing, we want everyone to think it’s great. In our work building… Read More »It’s not for you
Air Pollution
The air is terrible in Jakarta at the moment – two or three times over the WHO recommended maximum. It’s easy to go down a… Read More »Air Pollution
The Maestro
Vision isn’t just for what you want to achieve: it’s for who and how you want to be in the world. This type of vision-of-ourselves’… Read More »The Maestro
Vision – See the Future
You have a gift: you can see the future. It’s easy to forget it, but you can. Or more accurately, we see futures, plural. Some… Read More »Vision – See the Future