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I'm experimenting with a new format. If you have any feedback, I would love to hear it. (You can reply to this email.)
Thank you for reading. I'm grateful that you want to hear from me every week.
To my American readers, have a happy Thanksgiving!
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Tidy up and make a mess
1 minute | me
An under-appreciated benefit of habitually tidying up is that it gives you more confidence to make useful messes. A few examples...
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Context-Sensitivity and the Introvert Experience
5 minutes | Byrne Hobart
Consider the Big Five personality traits: Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Is the modern world increasingly being built by and for people who are low on extraversion and high on openness to experience?
always bet on text
2 minutes | graydon2
Video, audio, virtual reality… all overrated, according to this brief argument. Why should you always bet on text?
Can somebody volunteer to take notes?
8 minutes | Tanya Reilly
Useful reflections on when, why, and how to take notes in a meeting.
The Land and Expand Strategy for Reading
7 minutes | Cedric Chin
When you want to learn about a new topic, don’t start with a textbook. First, aim to “land” on the topic by reading stories and everyday examples.
// older & on my mind
Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others...
7 minutes | Scott Alexander
Not all charities are made equal. If you want to do good with your charitable giving, why not aim to do the most good per dollar?
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Until next week,
David
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