Reading Time: 2 minI find the idea of “survivorship bias” fascinating. If you’ve not heard of it before, this short video from Eddie Woo is an excellent overview of it. I see two places where this comes up in some of the areas where I work. Our non-clients We frequently talk to our clients about why they chose […]
Learning
Explain it to me like I’m five
Reading Time: < 1 minThere’s a funny scene in “The Office”, where the company has a budget surplus but Michael doesn’t really understand what that means. During the conversation, Michael asks Oscar to simplify things and “explain it to me like I’m five”. Here’s a clip of that: It’s a funny clip, but there’s a lot of truth there. […]
Thoughts on taking the altMBA
Reading Time: 3 minI recently finished taking the altMBA, described as “an intensive, 4-week online workshop designed by Seth Godin for high-performing individuals who want to level up and lead.“ Intensive is a great word to use. Throughout the four weeks, you work through 13 separate writing prompts. They ask us not to reveal the nature of the […]
Thinking through “A Brighter Web”
Reading Time: < 1 minWe’ve been running various aspect of A Brighter Web, an educational arm of our agency, for quite a while now. We’ve hosted our Meetup every month (sometimes more) for about nine years now, we have a reasonably active Facebook group, and we’ve played with podcasting and other media. So what’s next? To be honest, I’m […]
1,000 days of Anki
Reading Time: < 1 minI’ve been using Anki for about five years now. I started using it a bit in late 2015 and wrote about it a year later. In short, it’s essentially just a flashcard app for your computer and phone, and it works exceptionally well. If you’re interested in how it works, this post from last April […]
What holes do I have in my knowledge?
Reading Time: < 1 minThe idea of being on a game show scares me. In general, I think I could do pretty well on many of them, but I fear missing an easy question that “everyone” knows. A great example is this poor guy on Wheel of Fortune years ago. He seems to be a sharp guy, but somehow […]
Highlighting a physical book
Reading Time: 2 minWhen I’m reading, probably about 99% of the books I read are on Kindle. It’s simple, efficient, and makes highlighting super easy. Not only can I highlight on Kindle with a few taps, but I can easily grab them all from the Kindle website to pull into Roam Research (kind of like I describe here). […]
Am I an expert on that?
Reading Time: < 1 minI mentioned David Perell’s “Write of Passage” course a few days ago, and even if the course doesn’t interest you he’s a great guy to follow. A few days ago, David tweeted this: If you’re unable to read the embedded tweet, it says: Writing is humbling because you realize that you don’t understand things you […]
You should save your published content in Roam Research
Reading Time: < 1 minI saw this little tip in a recent video from Nat Eliason, and found it be very helpful. When you publish content on the web, such as in a blog, saving a full copy of it in Roam Research can be quite valuable. This short video shows you why.
Proper expectations make life better
Reading Time: < 1 minThis past Christmas I got my wife a Cricut machine and a variety of accessories, so she can create various craft projects around the house. So far she’s done great! However, there are a lot of things she’s still unable to do and it can be frustrating, but she recognizes that it’s just part of […]