see Dialogue, Conversation Theory, Two Way Web, Markets Are Conversations, Communication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation (more)

Alexander Technique coach/writer

Venkatesh Rao on potential for a network economy of clusters of free agents. Now that I’m actually consciously trying, I think what actually held me back is sheer lack of even the most basic infrastructure. Even just a few months in, the Yak Collective experiment is revealing just how enormous the potential is if we can get the infrastructure right. (more)

Person working independently: contractor, freelancer, consultant, etc. (more)

The Yak Collective is a network of over 300 independent consultants, coaches, and freelancers with varied technical and creative skills. https://www.yakcollective.org/ (more)

Martine Ellis: How to Design Your Own Personal Knowledge Management System (PKM). If you want the content you consume to stand a chance of finding its way into your long-term memory, you need to do something with it — you need to interact with it and create new ideas. (more)

Michael Ashcroft: Stopping the habitual suppression of creative ideas. I’ve noticed an interesting tendency in myself as I’ve once again picked up regular creative output of the ‘make something every day’ kind, where my intention is to publish a new YouTube video and/or a new notebook post every day. This tendency is my mind’s habit of discounting potential video or notebook ideas almost as if they’re unworthy of consideration (more)

Gordon Brander: Getting lost in the land of ideas. Spaced-repetition (SRS) is designed to program convergence — specifically memorization. A creative oracle is a tool designed to program divergence. (more)

Mike Crittenden: Blogging as a Zettelkasten. In mid-2020 I tried to build up a private Zettelkasten, but it felt like a chore (more)

Gordon Brander: Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? This is a question about two different disruptions: Why did the web disrupt desktop? (Personal computers → networked computers) Why didn’t the web disrupt mobile? (Networked computers → computers with you everywhere) (more)

Tim Carmody: What Could E-Bookstores Be Like? ...an interview with Bookshop.org’s Andy Hunter (2021-09-12-WithSalesMomentumBookshoporgLooksToFutureInItsFightWithAmazon) (more)

Improving saves from Twitter and YouTube (in Instapaper). When you save any tweet (even if you’re mid-thread), Instapaper will pull the tweet and thread into an article that you can easily read, highlight, and take notes on

Michael Ashcroft: How to be Superman. Both Christopher Reeve and Keanu Reeves studied something called Alexander Technique. This is how Clark Kent becomes Superman and how Mr Anderson becomes The One. (more)

Mike Crittenden: Write 5x more but write 5x less. *There are 2 things I have come to believe about writing: (more)

Gordon Brander: Notes are conversations across time. (more)

Rands in Repose: The Builder’s High. When I am in a foul mood, I have a surefire way to improve my outlook – I build something. (more)

Kamer Daron Acemoğlu (Turkish: [daˈɾon aˈdʒemoːɫu]; born September 3, 1967) is a Turkish-born American economist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1993. He is currently the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at MIT. He was named Institute Professor in 2019. Born to Armenian parents in Istanbul, Acemoglu completed his MSc and then PhD at the London School of Economics (LSE) at 25. He lectured at LSE for a year before joining the MIT. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005. Acemoglu is best known for his work on political economy. He has authored hundreds of papers, many of which are co-authored with his long-time collaborators Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson. With Robinson, he authored Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (2006) and Why Nations Fail (2012). The latter, an influential book on the role that institutions play in shaping nations' economic outcomes, prompted wide scholarly and media commentary. Described as a centrist, he believes in a regulated market economy. He regularly comments on political issues, economic inequality, and a variety of specific policies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daron_Acemoglu

Chesterton's fence is the principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood. The quotation is from GK Chesterton's 1929 book, The Thing: Why I Am a Catholic, in the chapter, "The Drift from Domesticity": There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, 'I don't see the use of this; let us clear it away.' To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: 'If you don't see the use of it, I certainly won't let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_fence (more)

from Systemantics: all complex systems that work evolved from simpler systems that worked

Steven Jay Sinofsky (born 1965)[1] is a former president of the MsWindows Division at Microsoft from July 2009 until his resignation on November 13, 2012.[2][3] He was responsible for the development and marketing of Windows, Internet Explorer, and online services such as Outlook.com and SkyDrive.[4] Sinofsky is currently a board partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he serves on boards of investments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Sinofsky (more)