Tag: writing

  • Maximum Time Usage, Your Notes and Blogging – 3 Threads

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    This is brought to you by members, become one to keep the content coming. Full Maximum Capacity Time Usage Dami Lee is talking about slow reading here but I took exception to one comment in the beginning of the video which I linked to. She talks about reading books that had a big impact on…

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  • Capitalism time, Read your Writing, and Algorithmic Avarice – 3 Threads

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    As always this is brought to you by members and courses so to keep the site going consider joining. Capitalism Time After a long summer of not reading much I finally finished Saving Time by Jenny Odell and one big idea stuck out to me this week in light of my post on 5-Year timeframes.…

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  • Matt on Professional Tools

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    Matt contends that professional tools need 3 things: This is why I stick with Neovim. It just works the way it’s supposed to work all the time and doesn’t update with new tools (like some AI shit) because the company thinks it needs to get AI into its tools. Finally, I can create any workflow…

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  • Blogging challenges for November

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    Lou shared some blogging challenges for November. Could I write 9,000,000 or more words this month?

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  • Rands on Your Writing

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    I write for me. When I write about programming it’s because I want to remember something I just learned. When I write about other stuff it’s for similar reasons, to help solidify my thoughts on a topic. If others like it, that’s a bonus.

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  • All About Writing from Production to Consumption – 3 Threads

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    This is publication is reader supported. All members get my book notes, and course supporters get all my courses and published books. Plus, members get a fairly regular extra instalment of my writing. Everyone Thinks They Can Write In an interview with Steven Pressfield some interesting ideas came up. First was Pressfield’s assertion that everyone…

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  • Would You Watch Your Own Videos?

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    From Matt: Would you read the blog posts you write? Would you watch your own videos? Remember that making good shit is about making things people enjoy, so think about what you like and try to make things that you would be excited to see when you’re browsing the web. We’re all unique in our…

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  • Collecting Book Ideas in Obsidian

    Collecting Book Ideas in Obsidian

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    About once a month I’ll write a blog post and the idea will stick with me for a day or two. The most recent time this happened was with the post We Own Nothing – The Broken Promise of the Information Age, I think that idea has legs to it. I have a personal story…

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  • Library as Serendipity and Writing is Thinking – PKM Weekly Issue 096 for Nov 12 2023

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    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 also purchase a course if that fits your needs better. You can get this in your inbox by signing up. The Library is…

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  • 4 Mistakes Beginner Note Takers Make

    4 Mistakes Beginner Note Takers Make

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    Today we’re going to look at the mistakes beginner note-takers make, though they’re not limited to beginners really. As I’ve coached more people on their note process I see many people falling into these traps in their PKM system. They learn these bad habits then never recognize them and don’t make changes to their systems.…

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