Ideas I want to write about
Stalk your greatest desire. When you find it, let all of your lesser desires be transformed so that they serve the greatest one.
Luke Burgis • Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
People read nonfiction to learn and to feel. My framework for ensuring a blog post accomplishes both is to start with a first draft that focuses on "novel" ideas.
A novel idea is one that's not just new to the reader, but also significant and not easily intuited. Think of it as new and worthwhile . I've identified five categories:
A novel idea is one that's not just new to the reader, but also significant and not easily intuited. Think of it as new and worthwhile . I've identified five categories:
- Counter-intuitive —
julian.com • Writing Well - Part 1 - What to Write About
It particularly feels like a trap when a woman has worked hard to achieve excellence in her field only to have to either “do lunch” badly or else refuse these social occasions and be thought of as a snob or a little weird.
Sari Solden • Women With Attention Deficit Disorder
the first time you do something that everyone in your social environment tells you is a bad idea, and it turns out you were right, is more psychoactive than any drug
Visakan Veerasamyx.comBroken steering is a metaphor for that feeling at work where your actions seem to have no impact. Turn the wheel, car still goes straight. This is rare in blue collar work: the car got assembled, now you have car. It is common in knowledge work: you sent some email, so what?
Emmett Sheartwitter.comConfronting questions:
Which of my current views would change if my incentives were different?
Which of my current views would I disagree with if I were born in a different country or generation?
What do I think is true but is actually just good marketing?
What do I ignore because it’s too painful to accept?
Who has the right answers but I ignore
björk said that trying to communicate through talking feels like trying to put the ocean through a straw
How can we cope with this much rejection?
dazeddigital.com
This is often why Idealists (INFJ, INFP, ENFJ and ENFP) do not do well in the corporate world. We are not driven by external rewards, and the corporate world usually has very little else to offer.