Daniel Santos
@danielsantos
Brazilian lifelong learner. Curiosity waves surfer. I will probably die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.
Daniel Santos
danielsantos.org
Over the course of a few short years, a technological revolution shook the world. New businesses rose and fell, fortunes were made and lost, the practice of reporting the news was reinvented, and the relationship between leaders and the public was thoroughly transformed, for better and for worse. The years were 1912 to 1927 and the technological
... See morecjr.org • Illustration by James Yang
“Beginner = ignorant simplicity
Intermediate = functional complexity
Advanced = profound simplicity”
Intermediate = functional complexity
Advanced = profound simplicity”
3-2-1: On simplicity, having good ideas, and acting in the face of fear
There is always more work that could be done than I could possibly do in a lifetime. So I find it really important not to think of work as a todo list that I'm trying to get through - that's a crushing burden. Instead I just focus on the idea that my time is finite and that I want to spend it well each day.
Jamie Brandon • Emotional management
(Emotion and motivation share the same Latin root, movere, which means "to move.")
Jonah Lehrer • How We Decide
In searching mode, readers tend to be less critical. If a source came recommended, they tend to keep reading along even if they aren’t quite sure what the point is. Since authors tend to be more prestigious than readers, readers tend to feel reluctant to question or judge what they’ve read.
Robin Hanson • Chase Your Reading
Many of the best TED speakers don’t use slides at all, and many talks don’t require them. If you have photographs or illustrations that make the topic come alive, then yes, show them. If not, consider doing without, at least for some parts of the presentation.
Harvard Business Review • Frame Your Story
Eunoia: Words that Don't Translate
eunoia.world
In chasing mode, readers are naturally more critical. When you are looking for something particular, it feels less presumptuous to stop reading when your source comes to seem irrelevant. After all, the source might be good for some other purpose, even if not for your purpose.
In chasing mode, you continually ask yourself whether what you are reading... See more
In chasing mode, you continually ask yourself whether what you are reading... See more