What Was Twitter Anyway?

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An article from The New York Times Magazine written by an editor over there named Willie Staley is titled, What Was Twitter Anyway? I don't typically love Twitter reporting as a self-critical reporting on Twitter. It's like talking to the alcoholic about the difference between different brown liquors and the buzz they create. So it was a little bit hard for me to follow, but I think what happened here is that La Cruz that makes the enameled cast iron cookware had advertised something about Star Wars themed lockers at cookware. And he thought that was incongruous. He wrote a tweet that said, the Star Wars La Cruz, a pots imply the existence of a type

In this episode Cal – against his better judgment – answers questions on the fly, with no advance plan or preparation. He also does a Deep Dive about the Twitter fog dissipating and discusses something interesting.

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Deep Dive: What was Twitter anyway? [4:46]

- Is there a difference between passion and calling? [27:09]
- What are the four principles to reimagine knowledge work? [31:50]
- Is movie watching part of the Deep Life? [36:05]
- Does fixed schedule productivity work on a weekly scale? [38:54]
- How does effective altruism fit in value-based lifestyle career planning? [41:01]
- What are Cal’s thoughts on David Graber’s book, “Bull Shit Jobs”? [44:00]
- Do distracted adolescents risk losing the ability to focus as they grow older? [46:57]
- Does slow productivity assist with parenting and professional development? [48:29]

Something Interesting: Rob Drydek’s productivity system [1:00:37]

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nytimes.com/2023/04/18/magazine/twitter-dying.html

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