Category: Member Posts

  • Discord is Bad for User Communication

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    Lately I’ve noticed a trend of companies not having a forum for users to help other users, and instead the turn to Discord. I found Remnote doing this recently and it feels like another step in a terrible direction and I’m not the only one to feel this way. This is usually a member post.…

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  • You Learn Nothing on the Internet

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    Yes, the internet has lots of good information, but for most people most of the time you learn nothing with the internet. If you want to read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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  • What Does it Mean to Be a Man?

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    Today we discuss what it means to be a man from a left-leaning political perspective. If you want to read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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  • You don’t have to know what you’re going to say to start

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    If you wait until you fully understand a topic before writing about it you’ll never truly know what you think. If you want to read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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  • Knowledge Work is Leaky

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    The dark side of the freedom of knowledge work is that it’s leaky. To read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses in addition to weekly research notes..

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  • Do It Once – Do it Better – Then Do It Right

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    Today we talk about what it takes to solve hard problems. If you want to read this post become a member. Members get all my courses..

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  • The Myth of Canadian Exceptionalism

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    One of the curses of being Canadian is our neighbour to the south. It’s easy to look at the United States, with regular mass shootings and rising overt white supremacy and think that quiet sleepy Canada isn’t nearly as bad as that so we’re “good”. But this isn’t the truth, and we don’t have to…

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  • Forget Earning More – Purchase Your Time

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    This week I talk about the folly of thinking that earning more is “success”. I’d much rather purchase my time. If you want to read my weekly research notes become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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  • Does Technology Improve Learning Outcomes?

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    Weekly research notes are reserved for members. Members also get all my courses. This week we look at digital versus physical note-taking starting with an old study titled – The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard – which showed that people taking notes on laptops did worse on tests than those taking handwritten notes. We…

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  • You Can be So Productive You Never Live Life

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    Today we talk about the dark side of productiivty, the lack of life. If you want to read these posts become a member. Members get my courses included..

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