🔥 Campfire 4
Network effects of life, how to ask useful questions, and how the internet works.
Network effects of life
We tend to think that we're in control of our lives. We might even think that we can make choices ourselves. However, it turns out that our choices – both in our work and personal lives – are more limited than we realize.
In his article, James Currier explains his vision of how the network effects impact nearly every aspect of our lives. He noticed that there tend to be around seven big decision points in your life.
How to Ask Useful Questions
Whenever in design or in life, asking questions the right way can influence the quality of answers.
“The quality of your life depends directly on the quality of the questions you ask.” — David Kimbell
Last week I have discovered a practical article by Josh Kaufman, where he outlines the right way to ask useful questions, based on what you need.
Whether you need to ask about information, help, clarification, advice, or anything else – he has an example for that.
How the internet works
Being an internet user for a while, I didn't pay close attention to how it really works. To me, it's like a concept of electricity. I don't have to understand it to use it – just flip the switch and the lightbulb is on.
However, this thread by Elliott impressed me with the simplicity of the explanation and the visuals (of course). In it, Elliott showcases that the internet and the web are not the same things, what is ISP, and much more.
Check out the full thread below:
What is Web3?
What are NFT’s all about?
Like some of you reading this, all of this stuff went over my head.
So here’s the start of a thread series on everything I’m learning in this space.
Starting with:
How does the internet even work?#tweet100 #nft
🧵 (Part 1) pic.twitter.com/5zadrXnDk1— Elliott 📖 | 🚀 (@elliottaleksndr) November 29, 2021
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