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21 September
From one piece New Data Just Dropped! Latest Blogging Research 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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The lesson isn't "go slow." It's "know where slowing down delivers outsized results." When speed becomes cheap, judgment carries a premium.
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Removing all friction from work also removes the good friction that creates value, distinctiveness and credibility.Their words
AI makes it stupid-easy to remove effort and friction. But friction is like cholesterol or Wizard of Oz witches: There are good kinds and bad kinds.
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Speed and efficiency alone do not make work better.Their words
But it does mean that speed and efficiency, on their own, aren't making the work better.
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8 September
From one piece Make Posteingänge Sexy Again: 9 Ingredients for an Email Readers Want to Open 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Writing voice is what remains once a writer stops editing themselves out, not something added on top.Their words
Voice isn't something you add to the writing. It's what's left when you stop editing yourself out of it.
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Despite evidence that audiences value genuine connection, most communicators rarely respond when readers reach out.Their words
Despite literal years of evidence that people value true connection, most of us rarely respond back.
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In an age of abundant information, a person's judgment, taste and perspective are their primary value as a writer.Their words
Information is ridiculously abundant. Your judgment, taste, and perspective are literally all you have to work with now.
24 August
From one piece Don’t Outsource This Part of Writing 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable.Their words
Anyway, the bottom line is that human-written language reliably untainted by AI is becoming valuable.
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AI models can start to decay. The output (gross) starts to flatten. Sentences sound more repetitive. Boring.
10 August
From one piece AI Slop, Accusations, And A Better Way 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Skipping the struggle in a task also means skipping the growth that struggle would have produced.Their words
That's what I mean when I say that if you skip the struggle, you miss the growth. Sometimes the struggle is all that really matters.
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Pattern recognition and replication is fundamentally what machine-learning systems do best.Their words
So of course AI has adopted it; pattern-recognition/replication is what machines do best.
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AI sucked it all up without discernment, because AI cannot discern.
27 July
From one piece How To Secure More Speaking Gigs 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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And at the beginning, free is how you build your reputation. Free is how you ultimately get paid.
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AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning.Their words
You can use AI without handing it the work you love doing, or the work that means something to you.
16 July
From one piece Is the Age of Reading Actually Over? 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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A shift toward faster media formats changes how people read rather than ending reading altogetherTheir words
Faster formats don't automatically destroy reading. They change it.
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As everything else becomes faster and cheaper, things that require sustained attention become more valuableTheir words
When everything else gets faster and cheaper, the stuff that requires real-time and attention becomes more important, more valuable.
29 June
From one piece Why Care About The Stupid Em Dash Anyway? 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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The way we take care of small things is how we take care of big things.
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The presence of an em dash in a piece of writing does not indicate it was written by AI.Their words
AI uses em dashes. Humans use em dashes. That does not make an em dash an AI fingerprint any more than Batman's cape makes everyone in a bath towel Batman.
15 June
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A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate.Their words
A good book sweeps a corner of your brain. Clears out a stale assumption. Disturbs the ecosystem of old ideas you've been letting accumulate rent-free.
1 June
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When a shortcut is available to everyone, the real competitive edge is knowing when not to use it.Their words
Because when everyone has access to the same shortcuts, the real edge is knowing when not to take them.
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