Infinity Chaser
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Infinity Chaser
When you give an idea some visual form on the page, it will talk back to you and prompt ideas for where you might go next, or maybe even show you that that representation isn’t quite right.
So you iterate on it and try something different. It gives you something to respond to as opposed to just running in circles inside your own brain. Extended
The best way to improve your ability to think is to spend time thinking.
One way to force yourself to slow down and think is to write. Good writing requires good thinking.
Clear writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide, making a lack of understanding visible.
One way to force yourself to slow down and think is to write. Good writing requires good thinking.
Clear writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide, making a lack of understanding visible.
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A study in the Applied Cognitive Psychology journal concluded that doodling can help us to better comprehend and retain information. When randomly tested, research subjects who were requested to doodle while listening to a phone call were able to recall 29% more of the information from the call versus those who just wrote down notes. According to... See more
Once our thoughts are outside our head, we can examine them, play with them, and make them better. It’s like a shortcut to realizing the full potential of the thoughts flowing through our minds.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Hooks are over-rated. Frames are under-rated. Hooks are about the words you write. Frames are about how you're going to make the idea relevant. Standard frame: "Here are ten things I learned about being funny from Hasan Minhaj." New frame: "How Hasan Minhaj's approach to… https://t.co/fIRMh7FEx3
David Perelltwitter.com1/ One tip to make copy less boring
Swap a literal word for a metaphorical one.
Swap a literal word for a metaphorical one.
Beyond collecting and storing information, new tools for thought allow users to resurface, connect, and generate knowledge. Whether visual or textual, this new breed of tools encourage users to link their ideas together, find interesting patterns, and create original content based on their research.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • The state of personal knowledge management
Discusses how to intentionally engineer creative breakthroughs through specific habits and by studying the mindsets of successful people.
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I don't think a lot of people realize that you can help engineer breakthroughs. I think that there's things in your life that you could do to, yeah, engineer breakthroughs. And I've been thinking about what that is. For me, it's been slow mornings. So I try my hardest to get up earlier than I actually have to because I like just to like walk
... See moreWe need an external medium in which to see our ideas from another vantage point, and writing things down is the most effective and convenient one ever invented.