Don’t be too efficient

I still love doing things inefficiently. Only by doing things manually, meaning not using AI, will you discover things that you would not have discovered otherwise.Inefficiency comes from friction. Friction is created by doing things by hand. With friction you will see patterns that you would not have noticed otherwise. Every time you experience friction, you iterate. Iterations are what it takes for the output to become good. So set yourself restrictions. This way, you give things soul.Writing is one of those things. Writing is still hard. It forces you to think slow and linear. You should ban AI-generated writing. Don’t use templates. Start with a blank page.Next to writing comes curation. It is a form of reflection. You can curate your bookmarks, a design swipe file, your camera roll and so on.And third on my list of inefficiency is planning. Start fresh every day, every week, every season. No backlogs, no central lists.Do things your way just for the sake of it. As James Dyson…

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