Minny
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Minny
Information is little pieces of idea that you have. Your speed lists will probably consist mostly of information.
After you collect a bunch of information, you'll detect patterns and relationships. As you integrate ideas together, it becomes far greater than the sum of the individual pieces- it becomes knowledge .
What is Wisdom? I define it as kno... See more
After you collect a bunch of information, you'll detect patterns and relationships. As you integrate ideas together, it becomes far greater than the sum of the individual pieces- it becomes knowledge .
What is Wisdom? I define it as kno... See more
Theory of Notebooks
When I have a piece of writing in mind, what I have, in fact, is a mental bucket: an attractor for and generator of thought. It’s like a thematic gravity well, a magnet for what would otherwise be a mess of iron filings. I’ll read books differently and listen differently in conversations. In particular I’ll remember everything better; everything wi... See more
James Somers • More People Should Write
Unfortunately, if you want to do new things, you'll face a force more powerful than other people's skepticism: your own skepticism. You too will judge your early work too harshly. How do you avoid that?
Paul Graham • Early Work
“... Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.”
– Hunter S. Thompson
– Hunter S. Thompson
Tina Roth Eisenberg • quotes – Page 2 – swissmiss
Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes.
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Be Curious. Curiosity makes everything new. It invites exploration. It makes everything play. Most of all, curiosity is going to help you “get good at being lucky.” It’s the reason some people see opportunities everywhere.
Dave Evans • Designing Your Life: For Fans of Atomic Habits
- Follow the questions that excite you. What do you really want to know?
- Give yourself permission to explore without judgment. The more you let curiosity guide you, the more organic your system will feel.
- Build “knowledge gardens,” not rigid silos. This mindset shifts from collecting static facts to cultivating evolving insights.
Jenn • How to Build a Personal Knowledge System That Fuels Your Creativity
you should collect whatever you fancy. And some things are obvious: images, quotes, facts. But there are non-obvious things that will come in handy one day. Analogies, metaphors, ideas, models, assumptions, habits, patterns, vibes, objects that express ideas, images that evoke occasions, things you don’t understand yet but that you feel will mean s
... See moreRussell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share. (Do Books Book 36)
meaningful productivity often comes not from hurrying things up but from letting them take the time they take, surrendering to what in German has been called Eigenzeit, or the time inherent to a process itself.