Johann Van Tonder
@jvt
20 years in ecommerce, now CEO of a CRO agency. Probably doing analysis in R or building stuff with AI. Or walking on the beach. Yeah, probably that.
Johann Van Tonder
All three have different personalities and strengths, depending on whether you are coding or writing. Gemini is an excellent explainer but doesn’t let you upload files, GPT-4 has features (namely Code Interpreter and GPTs) that greatly extend what it can do, and Claude is the best writer and seems capable of surprising insight.
Ethan Mollick • Which AI should I use? Superpowers and the State of Play
Ethan Mollick’s comparison of the 3 main LLM models
When you believe, "Even if I don't succeed with this business, I'll still have a great life" ... then you are in a much better position to give it a try.
James Clear • 3-2-1: On being bigger than your problems, personal responsibility, and inner circle friendships
Error 1 – Vague, wooly, “pretty” strategies In some (or if we’re honest many) cases, the reason a strategy doesn’t demand change from a business is because it’s written in such a loose and broad way that there are no obvious actions which fall out of it. It’s not that there aren’t necessarily any changes that can be made, it’s just that they don’t
... See moreAlex M H Smith • No Bullsh*t Strategy
Believe me that in every big thing or achievement there are always obstacles, big or small, and the reaction one shows to such obstacles is what counts, not the obstacle itself.
Shannon Lee • Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
Clarifying your thinking and explaining the origins of your ideas. (Why do I think this? What exactly do I think?)
Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Don’t aim to impress. Aim to educate.
As a presenter, if my intention is to impress, perform, or entertain, I’m going to be nervous because my focus is on me.
If, however, my intention is to educate my audience on a vision, idea, or insight that will bring real value to their lives and/or their business, my focus is on them. As a result, I relax and
More and more, I think my issues with conventional productivity advice – indeed, with the very notion of productivity – boil down to this: Spending your days trying to get through a list of things you feel you have to do is a fundamentally joyless and soul-destroying way to live; and most productivity problems, like distraction or procrastination... See more
Tim Denning describes looking at headlines of popular Medium articles, modifying a few words to relate them to his own experience and expertise, and then developing those headlines into full articles.
Thomas Smith • My Advice for Conquering Writer’s Block
One must seek Knowledge, but be a little wary of finding it. Perhaps excessive, but one could say the idea of possessing knowledge represents a kind of complacency. This is what Socrates meant: Once you think you know, you stop looking. You cease your wonder.