20220409 - What it means to be a _first-class citizen_ of the Internet
Meta
By: & Tiago Forte
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq-PCvSTYm4
Notes
Human Society Has Gone Virtual
- Offline is coming online
- online is the primary place where vibrant communities grow
- AND where more work is being done
Is virtual. "bad"?
- it seems like people don't care about each other
- it's only bad if you are not a part of it
- if you embrance the online world and find your place on it, it is your space to create your own renaissance
- You can build anything you can imaginge - but you need a certain type of skills to be successful
If you don't develop your skills, you will be left behind
- What it means to be a first class citizen: you see the internet as a welcoming powerful, abundant place
You know how to access information and not be overwhelmed by the volume of information available.
This is how the overabundance of information and choices leads to Information Overload:
- You feel like you have too much information to hold in your head at once.
- You consume a lot of valuable information, but it isn’t translating into results.
- You feel starved for a sense of completion, constantly starting things but not finishing them.
- You struggle to get into a state of flow because you’re switching back and forth between competing priorities.
- You find yourself lowering your goals and ambitions because you’re not confident you can follow through on them.
- You frequently hesitate, doubt, or overthink what you should do next, instead of just taking action.
- You feel like the notes you take or the information you collect just go into an “idea graveyard” instead of being put to use.
- You may even feel a sense of hopelessness, wondering if you’ll ever be able to accomplish your most important goals, amidst all the competing obligations that life throws at you.
- connect to online communities that help you be the person you want to be
Thrive here, not by brute force, but by being part of online communities