PHIL SIMON
Thoughts on ignoring a popular product’s glaring weakness to pursue sexy new features.
Category: Faves
“Is someone getting the best
The best, the best, the best of you?”
—Foo Fighters, “Best of You”
Category: Faves
Why I Don’t Write With ChatGPT
Thoughts on the generative AI tool that’s taking the world by storm.
On Calendly Etiquette
When egos, tech, and the desire for efficiency collide.
What CD Sales Teach Us About the Future of Work
In which I drop a panoply of music references and liken the idea of returning to an office to a nearly obsolete product.
The Reimagining Collaboration Keynote Visualized
A cool visual arrived in my inbox this morning. I wasn’t displeased.
Slack Continues Its Assault on Multi-tasking and Manual Work
No, yesterday’s updates won’t eliminate multi-tasking. Make no mistake, though: Users will spend less time toggling between and among disparate applications.
How Not to Start a Book
An absurdly complex 85-word sentence right off the bat all but guarantees crickets, confusion, or both.
Does using collaboration hubs correlate with better outcomes?
A personal and decidedly unscientific analysis.
Nailing Your Book’s Title and Subtitle Is Really Hard—and Essential.
Thoughts on the most important ten or so words that authors write.
In Defense of Slack
Cal Newport is a smart dude whose new book is based upon two fundamental misconceptions.