Communicating
- “Communication is about what is received, not what is intended. If there is a gap between what you are saying and what they are hearing, you have to find a new way to say it.”
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- “Writing is the process by which you realize that you do not understand what you are talking about. Of course, you can learn a lot about something without writing about it. However, writing about something complicated and hard to pin down acts as a test to see how well you understand it. When we approach our work as a stranger, we often discover ho... See more
from Attention Required! | Cloudflare
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The Blank Sheet Method: From Passive Reading to Active Learning
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- “How to clarify a concept you can’t articulate:
1. Change mediums. Draw it. Photograph it. Sing it.
2. Change levels. Explain what is one level up (bigger picture) or one level down (finer details).
3. Change fields. What would this concept look like in different fields?”from 3-2-1: On hard conversations, how to ruin a good strategy, and asking for what you want by James Clear
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- “When researching strategies, emphasize patterns over stories. One person succeeding means nothing. 100 people succeeding is a signal.
When explaining strategies, emphasize stories over patterns. People forget numbers and charts. Everyone remembers a great story.”from 3-2-1: Prioritization, Making the Most of What You Have, and Reading as a Form of Travel - James Clear by jamesclear.com
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- “The best way to think is to write.”
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“Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments.”
— Neil Straussfrom Attention Required! | Cloudflare
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3 rules for expressing your thoughts is useful for all types of communication.
Make no more than three points
Explain difficult ideas in three different ways and
Make important points three times.
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