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Laura Zug's avatar

I love this article, James — so much so that I just shared it with members of my community. I especially loved the gather/simmer/cook framework. Our community offers opportunities to simmer (ie discuss big ideas) and cook (co-working and co-writing sessions), but I see opportunities for us to do a better job of gathering.

We live in a firehose of content, and we cannot possibly stay on top of all the articles, books, podcasts and videos. I just asked my community members if they'd like the idea of a weekly ritual where we each share one insightful tidbit we'd gleaned that week (along with proper links and credit, of course). It seems as if adding a little more structure to the "gather" phase may improve our collective recipes!

I really appreciate your thoughtful newsletter, and I'm a sucker for well-designed graphics! ✨

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

This is pretty cool, James.

I wrote a piece about the soft method a few weeks ago. I make associations between different media.

Not aiming for a specific result, just letting connections happen.

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