Seth's Blog : Blame your tools
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Seth's Blog : Blame your tools
It is said that we become what we behold. That is, we shape our tools and then our tools shape us.If the past few years are any indication, the universe is very much following the internet’s lead. We seem to be teetering ever closer to the asymptote that is unadulterated entropy.
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Twitter is packed with thinkbois writing threads about how to 100x your productivity with AI tools I bet they’ve never used. Here’s what the thinkbois won’t tell you: better tools are not the bottleneck to creating great work. A person focusing on one thing the antiquated way - pen and paper or whatever - will beat the tool optimizers any day. A ne... See more
Things I'm thinking about
sari azout
@sariazout
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13h
I am tired of seeing speed as a selling point.
I’ve wanted to talk about this for a long time.
I think one of the main reasons many of us feel anxious is because we have more productivity tools than ever, but these tools rarely match how we naturally want to create.
Here’s some sample headlines I've seen:
“From thought to action... See more
@sariazout
·
13h
I am tired of seeing speed as a selling point.
I’ve wanted to talk about this for a long time.
I think one of the main reasons many of us feel anxious is because we have more productivity tools than ever, but these tools rarely match how we naturally want to create.
Here’s some sample headlines I've seen:
“From thought to action... See more
It’s not that sexy new PM tool. That’s a shiny object, distracting you from the real problem.
It starts with process and people, and you support that with tools. The simpler, the better.
It starts with process and people, and you support that with tools. The simpler, the better.
Mediocre tools
Lousy tools are dangerous. They endanger our safety (physical or emotional) and undermine our work. Lousy tools are pretty easy to avoid, because they reveal themselves whenever we use them.
Great tools are magical. They multiply our effort, amplify the quality of our work and delight us, all at once.
It’s mediocre tools that we have t... See more
Lousy tools are dangerous. They endanger our safety (physical or emotional) and undermine our work. Lousy tools are pretty easy to avoid, because they reveal themselves whenever we use them.
Great tools are magical. They multiply our effort, amplify the quality of our work and delight us, all at once.
It’s mediocre tools that we have t... See more