Jonathan Quaade
@jonathanquaade
Jonathan Quaade
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:
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julian.com • Writing Well - Part 1 - What to Write About
Impatience is an argument with reality - Rick Rubin
Questions attract, drive, and distinguish.
We talked a little bit about attracting . This is what happens to me when I’m writing a piece. Suddenly, I discover useful tidbits without even looking for them.
Packy McCormick • Long Questions/Short Answers
Some ways are better than others, definitely. We can’t help but stumble upon a few of them while we’re out and about in the world, even if we have no plan at all. But in the mean time you’ll be doing better than 90% of the pack if you make a habit of thinking about what feelings you’re actually seeking when you feel like you want a thing. What you ... See more
David Cain • What you want is never a thing
Nir shares a useful protocol for identifying your internal triggers and working through them. It’s part journaling, part meditation:
First keep a notebook or digital note handy while working. You’ll use this to track your internal triggers.
As you work, pay attention to when you seek out distraction. At that very moment, write down the thoughts and f
Ben Putano • Distraction Starts from Within
Each person’s mind is hungry for different things (different nutritious things, at least), and each person’s big question will be different.
Packy McCormick • Long Questions/Short Answers
Easy to find an idea
Transformational ideas for software—the ones that could become huge businesses and change the world—are rare and hard to spot. Even when they do work out, they often take tremendous effort and require an appetite for risk.
In contrast, incremental improvements to existing software are far easier to find . If you’re opinionated a... See more
Transformational ideas for software—the ones that could become huge businesses and change the world—are rare and hard to spot. Even when they do work out, they often take tremendous effort and require an appetite for risk.
In contrast, incremental improvements to existing software are far easier to find . If you’re opinionated a... See more
For your next side project, make a browser extension
why competing with Costco is so hard to do the firm is not interested in today's static assessment of performance it is managing the business as to raise the probability of
long-term success when Costco continues to recycle cost savings to the consumer it is lowering the probability of failure