FAD: perfecting practice
The twelve week year didn’t work out for DC or its offspring, the Bookadile, but the practice of writing every day has held up well.… Read More »FAD: perfecting practice
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Broker books
There are network effects between books / knowledge gained from books; Not all network connections are created equal; New books within your areas of experience… Read More »Broker books
Tim Ferriss on negotiation, using writing to think, specialisation and some other stuff
These brief videos are worth watching: On negotiation On using writing to help you think On “vanity metrics” and creating worthwhile content On specialisation vs… Read More »Tim Ferriss on negotiation, using writing to think, specialisation and some other stuff
Do you talk…
To your customers the way you talk to your employees? To your colleagues the way you speak to customers? To your boss the way you… Read More »Do you talk…
Ben Dreyer on Good Writing and the Nonrules of English
Here’s rather a long extract – one I heartily agree with – to wet your whistle. Then go and get the book. I have nothing… Read More »Ben Dreyer on Good Writing and the Nonrules of English
Recommendation: Dreyer’s English
I could spend a long time typing out great lines from this book: it’s helpful, funny, and contains just the right amount of snark.* If… Read More »Recommendation: Dreyer’s English
Who says?
Does it matter who says it? Science says: “It doesn’t matter who said it. What matters is the evidence and the reasoning.” Science is the… Read More »Who says?
Seth Godin on difficult conversations
I highly recommend this week’s excellent episode of Akimbo about Difficult Conversations. Here’s my summary: There are lots of conversations that we think of as… Read More »Seth Godin on difficult conversations
Neil Gaiman on reading fiction, empathy and changing the world
“Fiction has two uses. Firstly, it’s a gateway drug to reading. The drive to know what happens next, to want to turn the page, the… Read More »Neil Gaiman on reading fiction, empathy and changing the world
Commitment: their actual lives
This might be your life’s work. It might be a side project. But as you work – doing something to help, perhaps hiring people to… Read More »Commitment: their actual lives