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Willfully uninformed | Seth’s Blog Access to information used to be scarce. We ranked college libraries on how many books they had, and time at the…

In search of incompetence | Seth’s Blog Learning is about becoming incompetent on our way to getting better. If you’re not open to the tension that…

“For what purposes will it be useful?” | Seth’s Blog In 1840, at the dawn of the information age, the king of Sardinia asked Charles Babbage…

Later or now? | Seth’s Blog When we feel like doing something selfish, indulgent, hurtful or short-term, we can simply decide to do it later. And…

A name is a hook for us to hang a story on. We need to begin with empathy and a useful story… useful to the people…

The independent bookstore down the street is carefully curated. Each book takes up the spot that a different book could inhabit, so the owner makes sure…

Holding on for dear life | Seth’s Blog That’s a cliche from the movies. Dangling from a railroad bridge, only determination and firm grip can save…

The most effective persuasion happens when we persuade ourselves. The purpose of the memo or the table or the graph or the presentation is to create…

Taste varies. That’s why we don’t call it utility. Taste is individual preference, not absolute truth. In team settings, then, it’s much more helpful to say,…

AI chatbots highight a challenge that is worth understanding. It applies to customer service, bureaucracies and teachers as well… If you ask an AI a question…