[Vibe not bribe.]
[Vibe not bribe.]
Write when you have a clear intention. There is no need to force a process.
How To Take Smart Notes: 10 Principles to Revolutionize Your Note-Taking and Writing
[Everyone publishing incomplete thoughts may lead to the proliferation of half-baked opinions and wild theories, but it also opens the ideas to scrutiny, testing, and debate.]
[The unwritten thought does not count for anything, whereas the shared notes, homework, emails count as public knowledge.]
[Feedback received from publishing can become a motivation to publish more.]
What advantages of non-standardized capture does the "notes as a shipping container" analogy fail to value?
The physical organization of Zettelkasten prompts you to reflect on the relationship between ideas in the moment of filing. How would this imperative be simulated in software without resorting to spatial interfaces?
[When a topic is researched extensively, a 'bird's eye view' becomes necessary.]
To make notes on what is not written. (What does the author leave out? What does it imply? What is nobody saying? What does nobody see?)
Structured distraction: how to make the most of your breaks at work
[Think about the kind of break you take: a 'movement break' do do something physical with your body; a 'mental break' to meditate or let the mind wander; a 'social break' to connect with others; a 'nature break' to get some sun or be around trees; a creative break to be artful in a non-goal oriented way.]
Generosity and kindness, to yourself and everyone.
[The UNIX command line is a success story of software extensibility because it efficiently allows for infinite combinations of smaller programs to create a workflow.]
[The spreadsheet and scratch do not require mental abstractions because the workings of the program are made apparent through visual embodiment.]
[The spreadsheet and the developer tools console shorten the save/build/run loop until it no longer exists, thus allowing someone to interact with a living system that responds in real-time.]
[In-place tool-chains allow users to leverage familiar concepts from everyday use and extend their experience.]
Constantly seeking expansive experiences makes it less relevant to keep score or be petty.
The Importance Of Making Everything Easier
[Means testing ultimately creates bureaucracy that impedes those in need while the wealthy continue to pay their way ahead.]
A Meditation for Letting Thoughts Float By Like Bubbles
[To notice having been lost in a thought is more than okay, it's a moment of awakening.]
[Reflect on what could have made a previous loss a future win.]
[Cleaning the house can be a way to become mindful of body movements and muscle sensations.]
Stack Exchange's Ana Noemi Defines the Five Ingredients of an Enduring Community
[Give without a transaction and contribute to the commons.]
[Create a reason for members to self-identify as part of the community.]
[Clarify what are the shared values and coordinate around these.]
[Encourage customs and rituals to enable more shared experiences.]
[Empower individuals instead of centralizing government.]
Realizing that the interface was always creating several layers of abstraction that wasn't necessary to express ideas, at least initially. Work directly with the material.
The word practice is used to indicate a process, a non-binary state, a working towards something, a guiding oneself through the current moment. Other activities advance through directing the body, whereas meditation through directing the mind
[Ask questions before reading the book, perhaps by turning the headings into questions.]
[Explain it to yourself or someone else after, maybe publish your own summary online.]
[Share magic with those around you, create magicians.]
A 10-Minute Practice for Doing Nothing
Whatever you're experiencing in this moment is what it's like to be you
[For the next minute, everything that happens is okay, accept it all.]
Let's talk about work stoppages, generally..
[General strikes work because various industries stopping at the same time lowers the GDP and creates pressure felt by those who fund politicians.]
[It is important to have community networks during a strike so that word spreads to everyone and that the actions are coordinated.]
Great leaders take blame and pass along credit