Taking Notes By Andy Sporring - Issue #54

May 18, 2022

Hi! :)

This Newsletter is probably in a way pivotal for me. So read and enjoy and follow! :)

What's happening is that I'm shifting focus from now, and will dive into the marvelous world of creativity.

And I'm doing it together with the innovative, creative, witty, clarinet player, and polymath Alessandra White She and I have hosted a couple of Twitter Spaces together. Alessandra is also the hostess of Creative Work Hour, a collective of creatives that get together every day to get stuff done during an hour,

Together we're launching a åodacst. And this will be only the beginning of what we imagine for the future for creativity in any form or shape!

Our next space is tomorrow. it's fun and unpredictable, in a good way:

#OnMyReadingList

In Praise Of Slow by Carl Honore

This book is an old favorite of mine, I felt the need to return to it now. For the past 7 years, I have been living life more or less with no social interactions, and now it's exploding!

Some takeaways from the book:

  • Until recently, the lifestyle of speed invaded the cities and degraded the quality of medicine and education

  • The process of urbanization has made us forget about our natural rhythms, and that’s not just because big cities never sleep

  • Speed affects numerous aspects of city life

  • An average visit to your local general practitioner today lasts about six minutes

  • More and more Westerners are turning to complementary and alternative medicine, where practitioners take the time to speak with patients and hear them out

  • Some schools are adopting a slower approach to education, giving children the time and freedom necessary to develop a love of learning

  • So much of modern life is fast-paced

  • The desire to keep up fills us with anxiety

  • In the process, we forgo our natural rhythms and fail to enjoy our leisure or give activities the time they deserve

  • But all that is changing with the Slow Movement

  • Actionable advice: Take a break

My Recent Articles

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Five Links I Find Interesting

Most of the things you don’t matter. Yup, that tweet you’re reading. No impact. The presentation you just edited. No one’s going to read the slide. And that feature you just shipped. Crickets. As you’re taking a mental inventory of all your activities, this may feel a bit harsh. But the Pareto Principle states … A simple trick to uncover personal leverage Read More »

Train your brain to retain knowledge and insight better by understanding how you (actually) learn. Once you understand the keys to learning, everything changes—from the way you ask questions to the way you consume information.

The true purpose, motivation and rewards behind searching, collecting, adding value and sharing great collections of information. Whether you realize it or not, the fact that we are living in the age…

No skill is more valuable than the ability to think. But how can we learn to think better? How can we avoid thinking poorly. Let's explore.

In this interview, we talked about the biggest challenges faced by knowledge workers, why complex systems tend to fail, the importance of revisiting your knowledge to consolidate it, the power of self-organizing your notes, and more.

Things & Stuff

An app I'm appreciating is Getsummari: This app boils down articles to a more manageable format. And you can also clip the interesting Twitter Threads you want to save. A tool I recommend, and it's still free! https://www.summari.com/

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