The Silicon Society Signal: Volume 3
VOLUME 3
Welcome to The Silicon Society Signal—where lifelong learners and lovers of all things tech come to think about our changing field, push boundaries, and be unapologetically innovative in our careers.
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Curated Articles from the past few weeks:
Brain Science, Not Just Computer Science, is the Future of Work
This article on Brain Science might break your brain, and then rebuild it with a compelling argument around human evolution, computer interfaces, and how to increase productivity.
🗯️Quotable Bit: “According to a study by Stripe and Harris Poll, knowledge workers spend around 60% of their time on work about work, rather than the skilled labor they were hired to do. Our brains are evolutionarily wired to understand spatial relationships far better than abstract tags or folders, and so it is critical that we design tools that align with our instinctive ways of sorting and prioritizing.”
The Text File that Runs the Internet
What happens when the “everybody just be cool” approach to web content enters the age of AI? A bit of a mess and lots of nuance.
🗯️Quotable Bit: “If AI is in fact the future of search, as Google and others have predicted, blocking AI crawlers could be a short-term win but a long-term disaster.”
You Should Keep a Developer’s Journal
Productivity and growth-mindset hacks FTW! This practical article makes the case for dev journaling and guides the reader through integrating this practice into their work.
🗯️Quotable Bit: “You might be tempted to skip documenting the obvious some days, but I encourage you to stick with it. You’re not simply writing more; you’re becoming more mindful about your code. Your dev journal becomes more and more valuable the longer you keep it as patterns begin to emerge.”
We’re building the future of learning, out loud.
➡️ Shadows are lighting up our learning landscape! We're diving headfirst into this game-changing approach, fueled by the feedback from our Beta community. And there’s more—we're cooking up an even bolder and broader Shadow-based offering. The future of learning is here, and it's casting one hell of a Shadow…
➡️ Curious what our devs are working on for real-world clients? They're in the trenches crafting digital masterpieces for the changemakers of tomorrow. Join the Beta to Shadow and get a peak under the hood! And if you need something built, just reach out.
📔 Final Notes
We want to talk to you! If you’re working on upskilling your team or owning your company’s L&D function, grab a time to chat. We’ll be forever grateful for your insights into the future of corporate learning.