Issue #32

This week, we've got Hollywood show-running rules, bad meeting stats, customer behavior hacks, weird AI writing, lying pants, sharp knives, spaghetti mayhem, and more.

Issue #31

In this edition, our worst review ever, some fun Filament events, longcuts, hard things, guess culture, random bees, Johnny Cash, Kmart music, and more

Issue #30

In this edition: Filament's September programming, forgiveness at work, starting with the monkey, brag documents, the Bee Gees, yo-yo magic, and more.

Issue #29

Welcome to another edition of Idea Surplus Disorder. I’m Matt Homann, the founder of Filament, and I’m glad you’re here! I'll be off in California wine country next week, so there won't be a newsletter. Don't worry, though. I made this

Issue #28

In this edition: New Skills for Work, strategic questioning, to-do lists as menus, theme park design, the joy of missing out, guidance counselors, icebreakers, heavy metal, toasters, clickers, and more.

ISSUE #27

In this edition: Filament Friday, the 23-minute distraction, phone-free networking, eulogy virtues, untouchable days, the half-time hybrid sweet spot, rubber bands, Mozart's bird, and more.

Issue #26

In this edition: confident companies, robot salespeople, Hanlon's Razor, the Shirkey Principle, rituals of friction, the half-life of careers, an amazing commercial, LEGO kits, movie scripts, and more.

Issue #25

In this edition: the fallacy of meeting pre-work, limiting humility, expanding work, the psychology of rock-paper-scissors, varnish, onions, sausages, and more.

Issue #24

In this edition: more New Skills for Work, generational similarities, intelligent problem solving, speed reading, soul-crushing dismissiveness, alter-egos, stop-motion Samauri, sleeping with socks on, the Griswold's Family Truckster, and more.

Issue #23

In this edition: some new Filament events, why the best ideas come at the end, how large projects always go over budget, yelling in disasters, writing with monkeys, and more.