Category: Book Club
Binary Bias, Cancel Culture, and the Death of Nuance
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We like easy answers. Is it good or is it bad? Will I get cancelled for a view, or is it the one that helps me conform to society at large? If you’ve got kids, telling them yes or no is far easier that trying to give them a nuanced answer appropriate to their age
When Status Slips and Rage Rises – The Roots of Polarization
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The news slams into us every day—another hate crime, another community torn apart, another reminder that the center isn’t holding. As racism resurges and social trust frays, it’s no wonder people seek refuge in polarised worldviews. In our second look at Think Again we’ll examine the issues with society that I see leading people towards
Second Opinions and Self-Deception
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We’re swift to recognize when other people need to think again. We question the judgement of experts whenever we seek out a second opinion on a medical diagnosis. Unfortunately, when it comes to our knowledge and opinions, we often favor feeling right over being right. In everyday life, we make diagnoses of our own, ranging
Bob Doto on Note-Taking – A No-Nonsense Guide to Writing with Purpose
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Next month the book club is reading Think Again by Adam Grant Join the book club to get all the content in your inbox. While the most famous book about starting a Zettelkasten may be How to Take Smart Notes it’s not necessarily the best book on the topic. Valuable entries have come from Dan
Good Notes Take Discipline – Not Magic
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So far as we’ve looked at A System for Writing we’ve talked about words being scary, taking more time to process your notes, and exposed the “writing is easy” lie that gurus try to pass off. What we haven’t covered is what I think it takes to have a good note system. Not Magic I’ve
Guru’s Lie – Writing Isn’t Easy, and That’s the Point
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It will not literally speak to you. But visible areas of increased connectivity within the slip box, what Sonke Ahrens calls “clusters” can guide you towards ideas ready for expression. – A System for Writing Pg 111 This is one of the big misconceptions with a Zettelkasten/PKM system, it will do the writing for you.
You Don’t Need More Notes—You Need More Time with Them
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In chapter 4 of A System for Writing Doto covers all the work that goes into connecting notes, and to many I’m sure it feels daunting. He talks about stretching the meanings of notes when you’re starting because you don’t have many notes yet and you need to start making connections. My first thought when
Words are the Edge of Fear
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There’s a lot at stake when putting thoughts into words. Words that remain in our head are free to exist independent of how they’re used by other people. Once we attempt to put our ideas on the page, words that previously strutted self-assuredly across our synapses become sheepish and soft-spoken. – A System for Writing
From Chaos to Clarity, Using Systems Thinking to Make Sense of Complexity
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This review is for the book club. Next month we’re reading A System for Writing by Bob Doto. Check out the future reads and join 500 other book lovers Most of us interact with complex problems daily. If it’s not in your job, look around at the economic systems or political landscape we live within.
What If We Designed Systems to Work for People, Not Just Profits?
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Reminder, next month we’re reading A System for Writing by Bob Doto. You can find future books here. If you have suggestions I’d love to hear about them. Systems need balance and buffer, but both of these things can be tricky to keep around in the face of a system that appears to be working.