Your weekly dose of innovation, ideation, and inspiration from Matt Homann.
In this edition: the surprising power of simply trying in a world where effort is undervalued, whether social media is entering its final days, why cognitive offloading may be making us dumber, and how to spot (and avoid) terrible decisions.
In this edition: the upside of squeaky wheels, the discipline of intentional amateurism, and the surprising benefits of stress in hiring. You’ll also find fresh thinking on subtraction as a leadership act, AI as a recruiting coach, and why questioning your expertise might unlock your next big idea.
In this edition: the art of delegating the right work, why leadership makes teams stronger, and how change resembles climbing cracks in a mountain. Plus: treating AI like resistance training, the paradox of pleasure reading, and why our attention may already be compromised.
In this edition: A perfectionism audit, a reminder that friction and obligation add meaning, and the decline of reading for pleasure. Plus: Seth Godin on talking dogs, bold AI prompts, the gap between leaders’ words and actions, and why the future belongs to AI drivers, not passengers.
In this edition: why culture is really just your company’s last 50 days, how to test your strategy with sharper questions, project trading to force hard choices, spotting “snow leopard” trends, and a devil’s advocate prompt worth stealing.
This week: AI as “bags of words,” why process excellence won't matter, and the rise of short-lived careers. Plus: hoard-scrolling, better employee questions, when CEOs should skip 1:1s, pricing bad habits, taste as the new intelligence, and the joy of house parties.
This week: attention vs. patience, leaders who talk too soon, encore anxiety, and workplace dysfunction by the numbers. Plus: purpose that matters, better rituals, and why one-in-a-million events happen more often than you’d think.
This week in Idea Surplus Disorder: why your time estimates are off, when to choose the harder path, and how to make strategy reviews more conversational. Plus: facilitation tools, partly cloudy science, Seth Godin’s reminders, writing better with AI, and the slow death of the American party.
In this week's Idea Surplus Disorder, I'll share two great podcasts with the Filament team. We'll also discuss the death of daydreaming, explore the imaginary pressure of “what people will think,” identify the cause of meeting hangovers, and wonder if missing out is actually the point.
In this double issue: the infinite workday, the trap of goal-setting, and how AI boosts individuals but hinders teams. Plus: strategy questions, ad hoc meetings, fast-reading tips, typo demons, and why every job is for the right kind of crazy.
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