December 1, 2022
How's everything going?
This is Kei and Kazuki, founders
of Glasp 👋
We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight
this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and
perspectives. (You can read this online!)
📚 3 Good Articles for You
Malcolm
Gladwell’s Top 13 Writing
Tips
by Bobby Powers (11min)
Malcolm Gladwell's top 13 writing tips emphasize the
importance of getting out and experiencing the
world, using imperfect comparisons to draw readers
in, giving readers both candy and a meal, putting
numbers into context, paying attention to what
resonates with readers, following your curiosity,
illustrating physical spaces, making pithy
statements stand out, trusting the process, allowing
readers to own the work, and writing down half-baked
ideas. Writing is a process of baking ideas, and
it's important to be open-minded and trust the
process.
🔗 Glasp
Community Highlights
The
Paradox of Self-Improvement
by J.W. Bertolotti (3min)
The Paradox of
Self-Improvement, as explained by author Anna
Katharina Schaffner, is that self-improvement is
not achieved through exertion and determination,
but by yielding, accepting, and giving up
resistance. Viktor Frankl's existentialist
approach challenges the foundations of modern
self-help advice, advocating for
self-transcendence and letting go of our
obsession with ourselves. Lao-tzu's Tao te ching
also advocates a mindset based on acceptance and
yielding. Although our place in the universe may
not be as grand as we think, it does not mean
that our actions are less important. As Mahatma
Gandhi said, “Whatever you do in life will be
insignificant, but it is essential that you do
it."
🔗 Glasp
Community Highlights
Writing
is Thinking: Learning to Write with
Confidence
by Steph Smith (15min)
Writing is a skill that can be developed through
practice. The process of writing involves ideation,
tracking, outlining, idea arbitrage, research, and
writing. To make the process easier, use tools such
as Draftback, Weava highlighter, Readwise, Ahrefs,
Keyword Planner, and Keywords Everywhere. Writing is
thinking, and it's important to have a clear point
of view and to focus on quality. The best way to
improve your writing skills is to write a lot and to
keep yourself accountable. Recommended reading
includes The War of Art, Atomic Habits, and The
Power of Habit.
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Community Highlights
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📣 Community
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🟩 Received around
200
upvotes!
We received
around 200 upvotes on
Product Hunt
yesterday! Thank you so much
for all the support and warm
words. We have some exciting
ideas for the future of
Glasp and will keep you
posted :)
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🟧 Monthly Community
Meetup on Dec 9,
2022
We will have a monthly
casual meetup
on December 9, 2022, at 11
am (PT). We look forward to
meeting and chatting with
you :) Please feel free to
jump in and out!
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Gratitude
We found some people who
mentioned Glasp in their
articles and blogs, and we
appreciate all the kindness!
Thank you all for sharing
and mentioning us on Twitter,
LinkedIn, and/or in your blogs
🙂 We appreciate all of your
support! Please feel free to ask
us anything at any time! Also,
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Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)
Best,
Kei and Kazuki
--
Quote of The Day:
"Look deep into nature, and then you will
understand everything better." — Albert
Einstein
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