How to make layoffs less awful
Andrew Walker with some observations.
Leonardo da Vinci, Notebook (''The Codex Arundel'')
Leonardo da Vinci's Notebook, digitized page for page, via the British Library.
I wonder what a bookmark looks like when syndicated to Mastodon.
Det er ikke synd for dig | Weekendavisen
Ahmen, der har stort set hver aften i den sidste uges tid pÄ BBCs nyheder, vÊret indslag om Harry og hans bog. Ufatteligt sÄ hÄrdt det har vÊret for den mand at vÊre ham. Og jeg misunder ham ikke at vÊre Royal, det mÄ faktisk vÊre noget lort, men kan vi ikke lige fÄ lidt perspektiv pÄ det.
Hele "Harry og den onde onde royale familie"-historien lyder mere og mere, som en offentlig kommentartrÄd pÄ et Facebook-opslag, der burde vÊre taget privat.
The #IndieWeb approach *is* the simpler day-to-day approach.
Once you setup your domain & provider (or host/CMS), you always know where to post.
Your own site.
Write first, defer “destination decisions”.
Create first, edit for audience(s) second.
It’s refreshing & liberating.
Whether text, photos, videos, podcasts, brief thoughts, thinking out loud, a considered essay or “thought piece”, or replies to any of the above, start with your own site.
Why burden yourself with having to decide what to post based on:
* Will this fit in 140^H^H^H 280 characters?
* Or 500?
* Does it need a title?
* Will my photos/videos fit their aspect ratio limits?
* Which four photos for this album? Or 10? What one aspect ratio to crop them all into?
* Will my video fit in 15, 30, 90, or 140 seconds?
* Will I upset Big Chad or be subject to selective enforcement of ever-changing policies?
* Can I edit my post after publishing?
By decoupling creating from “distribution”, or “audience”, or “reach”, or the size of someone else’s storage boxes, you are free to express your thoughts first, then optionally decide if you want to share them elsewhere and edit as necessary.
If you do want to syndicate (POSSE) your post, then you can decide:
* Where else to send your post
* Is it worth your time to edit your post for any particular destination
* … their content limits (number of characters/photos, or video length)
* … their audience expectations or terms of service sensitivities
Creating and editing are different mental tasks.
Decoupling them makes posting easier and you can do a better job at both.
You can defer destination decisions & editing to some point in the future entirely, when you feel it’s worth your time.
You decide how and when to spend time creating vs editing. You are in control.
This is day 5 of #100DaysOfIndieWeb #100Days
Day 4: https://
God fredag, mvh brĂždrene Elkin & Nelson der bringer vibes fra 1970ernes Colombia, via Spanien.
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9 minutters auditiv brĂŠndstof til fredagssjĂŠlen.
#fredagsmusik #musik #DanskerTrut #DkMastodon #colombia #spain #vibes
Med tiltag som det her fÞles 2023 som 2008 igen, men pÄ en varm og hyggelig mÄde: https://
Er det pÄ tide at stÞve din gamle blog af, eller starte en ny, i 2023?
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