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Matt Says Camcorders Were Weird Too
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Matt says that camcorders were weird too and people tensed up when camcorders came out. Now technology has changed enough that a phone coming out to take a video changes little about the behaviour of most people. On some level, I agree. Vision Pro will change lots and people will get used to it. My…
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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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Excellent Look at why TikTok Bans are Economic not Privacy Related
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From Paris Marx Since the dawn of the internet era, the United States has been pushing the line that every company needed to allow unfettered access to the web, or else they were violating the rights of their citizens. Any country that dared limit access to the web was chastised for their supposedly authoritarian actions.…
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One Simple Trick to Make Connections with Your Notes
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I’ve helped a number of people with their note system, and almost every one of them has had the same problem. This single problem can be fixed with one trick, not an easy trick, but it’s the single biggest thing standing between you and producing something from your notes. Make Time to Work Your Notes…
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You’re Not Family – Business Doesn’t Care About You
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Let’s talk about the “family” rhetoric companies use to exploit workers. If you want to read these posts become a member. Members get my courses included..
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The Rich Person’s Guide to Creating an Innovative Child
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Today we talk about a book that seems like it should be about raising innovative children. It’s really a guidebook for rich parents to help their kids get ahead and never addresses any structural issues with education or society. To read the whole post become a member. Members get my courses included..
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Now I Run this Newsletter Poorly
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Now, I run this newsletter poorly. There is no rhyme or reason behind my topic selection; my tweets are riddled with spelling errors; the courses I teach are challenging to find. I don’t do podcast interviews, and just the thought of attending an event to “network” makes me break out in hives. If I schedule more…
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I’m Not Bullish About Big Tech
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Does big tech do anything good for us? What about VC money, has it brought any benefit outside enriching already rich people? To read this post become a member. Members get my courses included..
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PKM Weekly Nov 27 2022 – Issue 046
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Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts, or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could…
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Know the Problems You’re Best at Solving
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One of the things I’m not great at is speed as a developer. The few times I’ve worked for WordPress agencies that is something I’ve been told, I’m too slow and don’t jump between projects fast enough. The first time I heard this I was very down on myself thinking that I was a bad…
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