The Monday Media Diet with Dave Fielding
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The Monday Media Diet with Dave Fielding
- I also try to pay close attention to my media diet. I find it’s much easier to control the inputs vs how you process those inputs. I studiously avoid corporate media and other secondary sources and get almost all my news from primary sources: one-on-one conversations, Twitter and Substack, video interviews, financial reports, technical papers, prim... See more
from Words With Web 3’s King: An Interview With Chris Dixon by Chris Dixon
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We are beating the dealer on this one now at Axios by communicating internally the way we communicate with readers. It started with what we call 5 Big Things—a weekly newsletter, all in Smart Brevity, that details in order of importance what we’re thinking or doing. It is blunt, fun and essential. ... Roy had the genius idea of having every executi
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Oh this resonated. Part of the issue I run into when thinking of writing a newsletter is the sheer amount of input I have. How do I filter down the most important things.
I like the idea of the 5 Big Things, it forces me to pick the one favorite article per day and discuss it. Then release on Friday with the Top 5 Favorites or whatever.
Seems helpful for their situation, as well. I work on a wide variety of initiatives daily. Top 5 Most Impactful or something similar might be helpful for the blog we are starting to discuss our projects around IT and Security.
- I begin the week with the bright intention not to be devoured by the administrative deluge which defines business in the modern age. I sip my coffee and pretend that I am waiting for Sartre or Camus to join me at the Café de Flor. I resist the temptation to turn on my computer so I can keep the grim spectacle at bay for at least another twenty minu... See more
from Jonathan Simons, Analog Sea Review
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- The haystack-sized pile of AI news needles is intractable. Niche-ing down wasn’t enough for me. That’s why I find Burkeman’s approach to be a better solution:
Treat your “to read” pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it). After ... See morefrom Shortwave — rajhesh.panchanadhan@gmail.com [Gmail alternative]
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