Generative Reading
It has been almost 20 years since I first read a book called Weinberg on Writing after a good friend had recommended it. It is a small book, and judging from the number of reviews on Amazon, …
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The Constant Dialogue
I’ll start with a confession: Until recently, I wanted nothing to do with the new AI tools. I know AI probably powers many apps and services I use, but I refused to use tools like …
Write Like a Photographer
Whether you read this newsletter for the first time or have been reading it since it was launched, you have every reason to think of me as a person of words. This is the medium …
Let it go
I didn’t plan to write this post. At least not today. I planned to dedicate the first couple of hours of this morning to writing a piece about the role of co-creation in communication. I …
Convey Questions (Not Just Ideas)
Are we living inside a computer-generated simulation? What is consciousness? Can AI be conscious? Can we say for sure if it is or isn’t? And how does all that relate to religion? These are all …
Good Distractions
Writing requires focus. Writing is not a technical activity. It certainly has some technical aspects, but for the most part, writing and thinking are inseparable. When you write, you think, you process, you read and …
Write to Notice
Let’s start with an experiment or, even better, an experience. Pick an object you can see and maybe even touch, no matter where you are, and describe it in exactly one sentence. Make the sentence …
Disrupt Yourself
Everyone is looking for an idea that will disrupt something. Innovation alone is no longer impressive, so it seems. You must radically change an entire industry or a business segment to make it. At the …