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AI Struggles With Our Same Readability Problems: A Perfect Misunderstanding
Reading Time: 6 minutesRaise your hand if you’ve heard—or thought—this at least once in the past month: “Why bother reading this all? Just ask ChatGPT to explain it.” ✋ This might sound like a valid point—or…
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The Battle for Attention, Part 3: Getting Back Our Focus—As a Lifestyle
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is the third part of the blog series The Battle for Attention. It is based on the ideas in Deep Work by Cal Newport. The explanations, connections, and conclusions are my own.…
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The Battle for Attention, Part 2: Getting Back Our Focus—Actively
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is the second part of the blog series, The Battle for Attention. It builds on the ideas in Indistractable by Nir Eyal. The explanations, connections, and conclusions are my own. In the…
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The Battle for Attention, Part 1: Getting Back Our Focus—Effortlessly
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article is based on the ideas discussed in the paper: Effortless training of attention and self-control: mechanisms and applications There’s a Japanese concept called Tsundoku—the habit of buying books and letting them…
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Readability: Drawing a Map in Your Reader’s Mind
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article was originally published in the Journal of Medical Writing, Volume 33, Issue 2, 2024 as one of the winning essays of the Geoff Hall Scholarship Essay Competition by the European Medical…
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Commonplace Books: Borrowing Simple Systems for Organized Thinking from the Ancient Greeks
Reading Time: 5 minutesPicture yourself as an Ancient Greek student named Plotus. You’ve just embarked on your rhetorical education, where you’ll master the art of persuasion—learning how to create and deliver arguments that captivate and convince…
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Knowledge Work Is Obsolete: Time to Bring Out Your Inner Ninja
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen I was a child, I was captivated by a clever little penguin named Petete and his iconic companion, The Fat Book. This magical book held all things known to humanity, making Petete…
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The Creative Destruction of Writing and Thinking in a New Knowledge Era
Reading Time: 3 minutesWriting is a way of thinking: A process of putting your thoughts into words to make sense of the world and share that understanding with others. Good writing and good thinking are not…
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