Idea Surplus Disorder #81
In this week's edition, art appreciation, beginning ahead, AI crutches, tips for reluctant speakers, managing academics, bygone bowling alleys, best puns, horror movies, work physics, and more.
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Idea Surplus Disorder #80
This week: imagination engines, future-proofing your org, advertising tropes, thermometers vs. thermostats, Zimbardo perspectives, productivity hacks, imaginary scars, people as sunsets, facilitation protocols, and more.
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In this week's edition, SuperCollider, prickles vs. goo, inspirational effort, policy benefits, design insights, storytelling rules, the fajita effect, analog tapes, background music, pickup basketball, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #78
This week: multi-tasking misery, handwriting benefits, last-minute meetings, listening villains, surviving misinformation, writing manifestos, happy people, seven questions, color walks, blue vs. blue, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #77
In this week's edition: Filamental wisdom, saying hello better, anti-hiring emails, the in-person collaboration sweet spot, black sheep thinking, founder mode, reading tips, sh*t bucket productivity, obsolete Sony devices, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #76
In this week's edition: thinking bigger, higher ceilings, questing, consensus, dramadoodles, pretzels, penguins, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #75
In this week's edition: five year runs, AI teaching, asynch meeting, avoiding risk, obsoletism, scarce creativity, weird writing, Everest drones, Gotye, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #74
In this week's edition: dirty words, meeting hacks, problem frameworks, murderboards, misconceptions, heirloom tomatoes, Spielberg faces, independent bookstores, and more.
Idea Surplus Disorder #73
In this week's edition, a Filament pre-brainstorming tool, asking better, playing more, writing by hand, Likert scales, papercuts, Foolish Fests, photobooths, immortal hamburgers, birds singing, and more.
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In this week's edition, you'll find hand grenades, compliments, team-wide vacations, structured procrastination, Easy-Bake Ovens, Buckminster Fuller, Alfred Hitchcock, and more.
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