Me is overrated
We is underrated
Planning is overrated
Planting is underrated
Answers are overrated
Questions are underrated
Virality is overrated
Quality is underrated
h/t Blas Moros
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Me is overrated We is underrated Planning is overrated Planting is underrated Answers are overrated Questions are underrated Virality is overrated Quality is underrated h/t Blas Moros
95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Dickie Bush • Tweet
remember, "interesting" "inspiring" and "informative" are all at odds with "optimized"
RAT_TRAPS v 161
Your ideas are a product of the information you consume. Improving your outputs requires actively directing your attention to high-quality information streams and diverting attention from low-quality ones.
The tricky thing is that our information ecosystem is full of talented marketers who masquerade as experts with convincing copywri
... See moreNick DeWilde • Becoming an Expert Generalist
As people contort themselves to please the algorithm for short-term payouts, there’s even more of the less legible, less liquid, but ultimately more important long-term value up for grabs for you if you continue to just be yourself and talk about whatever lights your fire, algorithm be damned.
Packy McCormick • A Market For (Almost) Everything
“Time Well Spent” is a better metric for content than popularity (likes, clicks, or views). But the internet doesn’t reward that - nearly every content platform today is optimized for popularity, not value, and this has led us astray, promoting fear based, viral content instead of things that are worth our time.
