Sometimes I think I like what good — and great — critics write and say about art just as much as the art itself.
Here’s an example: A.O. Scott’s review of The Conversation.
Archive for August, 2009
The Conversation
Friday, August 21st, 2009Tim Clark on Communication
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009I re-read Tim’s piece again tonight and find it resonating even more than the first time I read it. Talking and meeting has more fidelity than email. The comments discussion at the end reveals some of the real challenges I find too in avoiding email. In no order, they are:
- you gotta finish what someone else started (ie, there is an expectation from customers, bosses, and stake-holders that you will respond to email, even if you try to not create email for everyone)
- different time zones, different locations
- chopping up tasks and communications in a distributed environment can actually help using email
I suspect though, that everyone would agree we have to do something about over-email. This makes you start thinking about it, if nothing else.
Great article on Word Bloat
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Well written article on why Word fails now as a word processor, and full of points about distraction. Love the writing.
via Loryn Jenkins via Mark Bernstein.
