research as a leisure activity
a thing that took me 5+ years to learn, maybe closer to 10 years – and I resisted it for a long time – is something very foundational about attention sovereignty.
basically you begin with the premise that your attention is extremely valuable and you allocate it like a VIP
basically you begin with the premise that your attention is extremely valuable and you allocate it like a VIP
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But Outcome Orientation is more powerful, in just about every way. I currently think of Outcome Orientation as level three on a three-tier hierarchy of information consumption:
- Level One (No Filters) : You let everything in indiscriminately.
- Level Two (Strong Filters) : You build shields: you mute or block information sources that are not reliable,
commoncog.com • Outcome Orientation as a Cure for Information Overload
Outcome Orientation is very simple. At all times, whenever you are doing something or reading something, you should ask yourself the question:
“What is the outcome I am trying to achieve here?”
You may then continue with the action or consumption if you wish, but you must answer the question honestly first.
“What is the outcome I am trying to achieve here?”
You may then continue with the action or consumption if you wish, but you must answer the question honestly first.
commoncog.com • Outcome Orientation as a Cure for Information Overload
research is a way of life
it is an ongoing process that should be fun and led by curiosity and a desire to explore what is unknown to you
it goes beyond what formal education tells you research is— it should not feel like something you have to do. it should be something you love to do because research exists everywhere— research is looking up a
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