Weekly Dose #1 Jobs and Picasso

Essence, AI, storytelling, etc.

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Steve Jobs & Pablo Picasso

Today is brought by Steve Job and his fellow Picasso. Both are masters of the essence. Picasso abstracted the bull using a few lines, while Jobs simplified the product lines among the floundering products.

Trung Phan @TrungTPhan

1/ Steve Jobs famously said innovation is "saying no to 1000 things" before you say yes. For more than a decade, Apple has been using a Pablo Picasso painting to drive home the lesson. Thread 👇👇

“um”, “uh” and behind the science

Have you ever bothered to cut off “um” and “uh”, when you are trying to sound more confident and convincing? Well, lucky to you if you are still struggling with this. Because good communication… um… needs filler words.

Paul Graham @paulg

@spartoviMD @AdamMGrant You'd sound like William Shatner.

Simple storytelling hack

We all know storytelling is a ‘must-have’ skill. But how? Here is the simple “But…” and “Therefore…” writing advice from South Park creators.

Human hands beat AI

Lastly, about AI. AI almost can do everything we humans can. See how it has created “the wealthiest man” portrait - Jeflon Zuckergates.

But here is one thing that AI can’t do. Drawing hands. I won’t spoil the plot, read this article to find out why if you’re interested. 👉 https://dataconomy.com/2023/01/how-to-fix-ai-drawing-hands-why-ai-art/

Pondering quotes

Move to the “quote” section. I curated a few enlighting quotes throughout the week.

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说到「极简」，毕加索和乔布斯都是这方面的大师。毕加索从1945年1月开始创作《公牛图》，历时6周完成终稿。从膘肥体壮的公牛，到简单几笔线条呈现。同样，针对层出不穷的产品线，乔布斯用四象限简化，推出苹果经典产品。

之前一直纠结怎么减少“呃呃啊啊”这种填充词，让自己听起来更有逻辑和自信。直到看到一篇研究，我庆幸自己没有改掉这个习惯。为啥？因为研究说… 呃… 好的沟通技巧…呃…需要「呃呃啊啊」。

Adam Grant @AdamMGrant

It's a mistake to stop saying "um" and "uh" altogether. Evidence: filler words signal that new information is coming, making it easier for listeners to understand and remember what comes next. Hesitations don't make you sound weak. They help you... uh... communicate clearly.

讲故事的重要性就不需要赘述了吧，毕竟大家b圈混的都知道「叙事推动」。那怎么讲好故事呢？南方公园的编剧提供了一个「但是」和「因此」的简单框架。

AI创作了一个名为「世界上最富有的人」的肖像。看看大家能猜出几个？提示：Jeflon Zuckergates。但是！AI在画「手」这方面翻船了。就不剧透原因啦，想知道为啥，请移步文章：https://dataconomy.com/2023/01/how-to-fix-ai-drawing-hands-why-ai-art/

最后是最近很受启发的名言，跟大家分享～～