Wiktor Tkaczyk
@wtkaczyk
Wiktor Tkaczyk
In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else: a scarcity of whatever it is that information consumes. What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. - Herbert Simon, 1971
- “A few tips on how to be a better writer:
– write about what fascinates you
– make one point per sentence
– use stories to make your point
– cut extra words like “really” and “very”
– read the whole thing out loud
– post publicly (you’ll try harder when you know others will read it)
And finally, be more thoughtful about what you consume. The quality of id... See morefrom 3-2-1: On taking action, tips for writers, and good relationships by James Clear
- Don’t create the content you think people want to consume, create the content you want to consume. If it interests you, you’ll make it interesting to others.
from 23 Truths I Wish I Knew at 23
- A generalizing specialist has a core competency which they know a lot about. At the same time, they are always learning and have a working knowledge of other areas. While a generalist has roughly the same knowledge of multiple areas, a generalizing specialist has one deep area of expertise and a few shallow ones. We have the option of developing a ... See more
from The Generalized Specialist: How Shakespeare, Da Vinci, and Kepler Excelled by Shane Parrish
If you work on anything worthwhile, sooner or later people will care about it and will want you to send progress updates. These could be quarterly investor updates, weekly updates to your boss, emails to adjacent teams, etc. Here are tips on how to do this well.
Understand your role, and with each update add to the body of evidence that you’re a goo
