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This example illustrates some of the value of organizing information. It seems obvious that having information organized would be valuable, but in Alexandria we can see what that practically looks like. Because people were able to get access to the knowledge and information related to things they were working on, they could make progress much faste... See more

To return to information overload: this means treating your "to read" pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it). After all, you presumably don't feel overwhelmed by all the unread books in the British Library – and not because t

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Media formats end up trading off simplicity for storytelling and vice versa as more storytelling requires more complexity, and more simplicity limits storytelling abilities.

The best ideas come up when smart people are allowed to focus — on their own or with a small group.

This behaviour has been greatly exacerbated by the advent of a new and even more disruptive digital music technology: on-demand streaming. While iTunes was technically innovative, its business model was not.

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For example, almost everything I know and actively share about writing online already exists somewhere. The problem is, you don’t know where it all is (and honestly, neither do I at this point). So while it might all be freely accessible on the Internet, it’s not very well organized. And so instead of spending 50+ hours scouring the Internet for ev... See more