TWN / Issue 14: The Lost Art of Anticipation
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TWN / Issue 14: The Lost Art of Anticipation
People often hope that search-mode reading will inspire them to new thoughts, and are disappointed to find that it doesn’t. Chase-mode reading, in contrast, requires constant thinking, in order to evaluate how the current source addresses your chosen focus. This tends to make it easier to notice missing holes in the literature, where your new idea ... See more
Robin Hanson • Chase Your Reading
If e-mail were to move to the periphery of your workday, you’d be required to deploy a more thoughtful approach to figuring out what you should be working on and for how long. This type of planning is hard.
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
In a fast-paced world full of intense economic/scientific/intellectual competition and decreasing opportunities for solitude, it is harder than ever before to justify spending significant time on intangible work that may or may not pay off. You can’t put on your resume—“I spend a lot of time thinking about ideas and scribbling notes that I don’t sh... See more
Roger's Bacon • The Myth of the Myth of the Lone Genius
the now ubiquitous culture of connectivity, where one is expected to read and respond to e-mails (and related communication) quickly.