Category: Links of Interest
It’s not the algorithms that need fixing, it’s us taking control back
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So so much this from Cal Newport: We don’t need to convince YouTube to artificially constrain the effectiveness of its AutoPlay algorithm, we should instead convince users of the life-draining inanity of idly browsing YouTube. When we just let the algorithms take over for us we give away so much of our responsibility. We get…
I’m 24 Years Old, What is the right job?
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I get why people wonder what type of job they should be having at any stage in life. Are you ready to be a CEO, not at 24, but how do you position yourself properly to win well later in life? There are some advantages to working for someone else. learning on their dime don’t…
DHH on startup workaholics
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Please read the whole piece but a few highlights for me. It’s not hard to understand why such a mythology serves the interest of money men who spread their bets wide and only succeed when unicorns emerge. Of course they’re going to desire fairytale sacrifices. There’s little to no consequence to them if the many…
More about Facebook’s needed mindset change
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Ajay says: Facebook’s “goal” is not “total connectedness,” it is the monopolization and monetization of your attention I totally agree. Sure Facebook is trying to be more responsible about our attention but I don’t think they really care. They’re just trying to save face, or something in light of the backlash against the attention stealing.…
MacSparky and Two Screens
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David Sparks now has a reference screen. Studies show that two screens increase productivity, but I’m not sure I buy it. The studies are a controlled environment for a specific task. Our office life is not controlled and we can do anything we want. I wonder how often David will have some other stuff up…
Facebook and “Responsibility”
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Quoting from the article: We have a responsibility to help people understand how much time they spend on our platforms so they can better manage their experience. I feel like they need to replace “responsibility” with an entire aside. Something like: People are pissed at us over Cambridge Analytica and more research shows Facebook is…
What is the best way to find clients for freelancing?
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When you’re just starting to get out there on your own it’s a hard road to get profitable. To do that you need to start bringing in clients. Today we’re going to talk about the best ways to find clients as a freelancer. Who do you want? The first questions are actually, who do you…
I am On Live in the Feast Talking about Family Priorities
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I had the great chance to talk to my friend Jason about family priorities and why I write things down instead of using a digital task manager. This is the start of Jason’s third season of Live in the Feast and it’s a great show. Take some time now to hear us laugh and talk…
What the Facebook sharing changes and Jetpack mean for me
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So Facebook is changing their sharing and JetPack won’t share to my Facebook profile anymore automatically. That means I can’t share my content on Facebook without doing it manually unless I want to share on my page and to get any traction there I need to pay Facebook. So I won’t be doing it. I…
Without My Support System You May Not Be Seeing This
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In my upcoming book The Art of Focus, I do some of my most serious writing. In fact I wrote about my thoughts of suicide before I told my wife where I was really at. I tried to have that discussion over and over again and there was just never a right time to become…
