Learn more about productivity with this collection
How to prioritize and simplify your life
The importance of rest and relaxation
The benefits of slowing down
Dont Burry The Lead
The lead is the journalist term of the core of your idea, if you want you idea to last, put the lead first, and there get into more detail.
Be careful of putting Your core idea last and ask yourself, after the first slide/ First minute of the pitch, will the person listening to you understand the main thing you try to say?
31
194 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Use Analogies!
“Emojis for texting is like facial expression for conversation.”
By using analogies, we connect our idea to other people’s knowledge, which makes the idea extremely clear. Instead of building our statement from nothing, we start with a vision and build upon it.
31
216 reads
Proverbs Are Super-Sticky
Proverbs like “its better to have 1 bird in your hand than two on the tree” stick. They do so because they demonstrate a simple principle with simple image We can recognize.
30
206 reads
Your Idea Should Be Simple
If you want your idea to stick, to make an impact, to foster change, you should make it simple and digestible.
32
314 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
I'm a Product Designer, Entrepreneur, and primarily curious. I read and write about Psychology, Design, Productivity, and other fascinating ideas.
3 ways to make your ideas better, by simplifying them.
“
Related collections
Other curated ideas on this topic:
Pitching
Start by drafting a pitch and putting it up on your wall. Look at it every day, and ask how you can simplify it. Can you get it down to one breath? Can you explain it to a ten-year-old?
Next, you need to prepare different versions. Your first floor pitch is the single sentence elevator pit...
The power of "one last thing"
The last impression can be just as powerful as the first impression. It's the one thing that sticks with your reader.
If there is one important thing to say or one vital thing you need from your recipient, try to wait until the end and put it in the P.S. line.
Lead Yourself
Before you lead your company, you have to lead yourself.
Get better at the things you're interested in. Try to understand more deeply the painful experiences you've had, and take care every day of your health: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates