AI coding is like making a PB&J: messy, sticky, and you'll probably end up with jelly on your face. But sure, let's pretend your real superpower is "clear communication"—because there's nothing clearer than a thousand-word rant about how you can't spread jam. 
https://iamcharliegraham.substack.com/p/ai-coding-and-the-peanut-butter-and #AIcoding #PBJ #analogies #clearcommunication #messyprocess #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated
Refuse to Engage in Arguments with Individuals Who are Committed to Misinterpreting Your Words or Actions. #AvoidNegativity #HealthyBoundaries #PositiveInteractions #Misunderstanding #ClearCommunication #StayingAboveConflict #SelfRespect
To act, people often need to be aware, willing and able… and pushed a bit.
That applies whether you’re trying to change the writing culture, to get better at meal-planning and home-cooking, or to improve a work process with your team.
You’ll find more about these ‘conditions for action’ and the ways they can act as levers or obstacles in my latest blogpost:
Conditions for action
https://101fragments.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/conditions-for-action/
Let me know what you think!
A fun challenge I did recently:
Answering, in less than 10 seconds, the question ‘Why did I become a public servant?’
You’ll find the super short answer, and a longer one, in this post:
https://101fragments.wordpress.com/2023/10/05/why-did-i-become-a-public-servant/
As you can guess, it’s related to clear communication (a.k.a. clear writing, plain language).
The process of writing blogposts (since January) really helps me clarify some thoughts, see some links and connections more clearly.
Hard work, but fun!
My latest post (number 22 since January):
Thoughts about the blog after 4 months and 21 posts
https://101fragments.wordpress.com/2023/05/27/thoughts-about-the-blog-after-4-months-and-21-posts/
If you’re curious about modern #PlainLanguage (aka #ClearCommunication, #ClearWriting) or training, check out:
https://101fragments.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/about-a-6-week-clear-comm-course-thoughts-and-demo/
It’s about a 6-week ‘Intro to clear communication’ course I did in 2019-2020 for a group of translators. It was the first time I did a multi-week, online, asynchronous training using Google docs!
The post includes:
- a link to all Week 1 material (what is clear communication, why we need it)
- more info and thoughts about that experiment
Enjoy!
Michael Clifford Carter 