Musings Of Sporring - Issue #33

August 14, 2021

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A Journal Of Thoughts

July was my most profitable month since my start over one year ago. My earnings there is finally breakeven with the cost of Medium subscription.
This past week my stomach has been acting up, and that's draining. I hope by the time I distribute this newsletter everything is back to normal.'

Watching Tip

Katla on Netflix is a strong thrilling series from Iceland. I can strongly recommend it.

Links I Found Interesting

The Art of Sketchnoting — medium.com

Sketchnoting is a fun way to take notes with visual thinking. Using sketchnotes to summarize and visualize complex topics such as ML research papers, online courses or tech talks has greatly helped me to better understand / remember the topics, and share my knowledge with others.

How E-Readers Can Make You a More Productive Reader — baos.pub

I love books. All of it. The woody, almost chocolate-like smell of printed paper; the satisfying feel of flicking your thumb through thousands of letters; the soft touch of covers; the intimate sound of turning a page…

Writers: Organize Your Book with Anne Lamott’s ‘Clothesline Method’ — medium.com

Most Writers appreciate the beloved Anne Lamott. She brought us Bird by Bird. And if you haven’t read it you should. Anne is not a plotter. I am not a plotter.

The demise of amateur content5 min well spent — www.kevin-indig.com

Last month we launched an improvement we made to help people find better product reviews through Search. . This helps people find high quality information from the content producers who are making it.

Writing Is Thinking — alistapart.com

Writing is intimidating. There’s this expectation of artful precision, mercurial grammatical rules, and the weird angst that comes with writing for other people.

Discover your personal productivity style, so you can reimagine time management for hybrid work — www.fastcompany.com

The founder of Working Simply says everyone has a distinctive cognitive style, so you need a unique set of work strategies personalized to suit your individual strengths, preferences, needs, and talents to enhance your performance in a hybrid workplace.

My Recent Articles

Using Evernote And Roam Research. Deep thinking and writing | by Anders Sporring | In My Own Words | Jul, 2021 | Medium — medium.com

It’s no secret that the notetaking app war is full-on out there. If you search for Note Taking Apps on Google, you get some 848k hits. And I bet you have your own favorite(s), and that’s how…

When In Doubt, Press Publish. What Is The Worst That Can Happen? | by Anders Sporring | In My Own Words | Jul, 2021 | Medium — medium.com

We have all been there. You have written a brilliant article, and now you want to publish it. BUT, then you hesitate. And then you think your writing is flawed. I will let you in on a secret, sadly…

Short-form Audio, The Next Thing On Socialmedia? | by Anders Sporring | In My Own Words | Aug, 2021 | Medium — medium.com

Sitting in my Koffice (Kitchen office) and having my morning coffee and sandwiches for breakfast. While doing that, I also check out Refind, Flipboard, Medium, and Twitter for new interesting things…

How Creativity And Learning Goes Hand In Hand | by Anders (Andy) Sporring | Aug, 2021 | Medium — sporring.biz

One and a half years ago, I bought a Chromebook, and then I didn’t know how much that would affect me, my creativity, and my life. And like it, happenstance with the outbreak of Corona was a savior…

Longfrom Articles Coming Soon. I Have Not Been Writing Longform… | by Anders (Andy) Sporring | In My Own Words | Aug, 2021 | Medium — medium.com

I just love reading longform articles, they give me more joy and inspire me in my writing. And also a wish for myself to write longer articles, and maybe it’s time to go for a longer format?