Welcome to the fortieth edition of '3-2-1 by Story Rules'.
A newsletter recommending good examples of storytelling across:
Let's dive in.
Not sure about the numbers, but the point is directionally right.
In my workshops, I had to cut down significant portions of content to ensure that the participants got more practice time.
Brilliant example of framing!
I can never tire of maps like these - so fascinating to see the 'empty' spaces.
a. 'Déjà Vu All Over Again' by Dan Gardner
In the 2000s and early 2010s, breathless forecasts were being made about how soon China would be overtaking the US as the world's largest economy:
As the writer of this piece argues, the reality has been sobering (emphasis mine):
Dan then goes ahead and shares a history of such projections about countries about to overtake the US - including Japan in the 1980s and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. None of those predictions came to light.
His concluding advice is instructive:
b. 'Who Controls OpenAI?' on Money Stuff by Matt Levine
Whoa, what drama over a week! The much-heralded and popular CEO of perhaps the most important company on the planet is removed with barely any notice by Board which is (literally) at cross-purposes with the investors. And after much speculation, back-room discussions, and drama, he is reinstated within a week.
There's a ton of opinions and analysis on the OpenAI affair - but none as clarifying or entertaining as Matt Levine's newsletter.
I LOL'ed on this portion:
From foundational questions of whether AI will lead to global catastrophe, we move to the immediate practical question of: "So how do I use ChatGPT to write better emails at work?" :D
Derek Thompson (staff writer at The Atlantic) speaks with podcast host Kevin Roose on what uses they are putting ChatGPT in their work (of writing columns, hosting podcasts etc.).
One finding that did not surprise me, but might otherwise be surprising for folks: they both don't use it to do the actual writing.
But it's an invaluable tool for research and idea generation:
Some other points they make:
That's all from this week's edition.
Ravi
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