Better thinking
"I don't need time. What I need is a deadline." — Duke Ellington
The Persuasion Paradox
Have you noticed that the most argumentative people rarely persuade anyone?
The most persuasive people don’t argue—they observe, listen, and ask questions.
Argue less, persuade more.
Persuasion is an art that... See more
Sahil Bloomtwitter.comBees don't waste their time explaining to flies that honey is better than shit
My point turns out to be relatively straightforward: maybe you and I don’t need more information. And, if we think that the key to navigating uncertainty and mitigating anxiety is simply more information, then we may very well make matters worse for ourselves.
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • The Answer Is Not More Information
Trigger agency by reminding ourselves how digital environments offer us endless possibilities of access, authorship and agency, not constraint