Leo's Blog Discussion Mega-Thread

[LambdaDelta]

28 minutes ago, Zen LaCroix said:

As intelligent as you are which we can see clearly in your videos. The book will have more reach if it's written in a way that is understandable. In plain english. The easier it is to understand for normal IQ people then the more the message and the book will spread

Pursuing accessibility can become its own trap. 'Tis a delicate balance to strike between depth and simplicity. No matter how plain and explicit some of the points are made, they can still be misused in various ways by unconscious people. In this sense, a certain degree of complexity serves as a filter of sorts. There has to be a mutually trusting relationship between the author and the reader; part of it is the author trusting the readers' intelligence and not doing them a disservice by dumbing down the content. 
Since it's supposed to be a timeless book (Leo's words), it matters little how few people will truly get its full significance in the present day, in a hundred years there'll be plenty more that do.

Edited 6 hours ago by LambdaDelta

[Terell Kirby]

20 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

This is not about being emotionless. It's not allowing others to make you react in stupid ways that weaken you.

Top notch post Leo -- the hallmark of maturity is being able to be responsive rather than reactive. It's been a struggle for me throughout the year, but I'm making progress. Emotional mastery 101

So much of our personal success depends on it, very nuts and bolts for youngsters (and oldsters) to learn.

[Rishabh R]

@Leo Gura I loved the emotional reactivity post (it's gold) since I have been guilty of it but I am making progress. By the way - How to maintain my poise when criticized over and over again when the criticism is contradictory ? Is it relevant to remind oneself that criticism doesn't tell anything about me as a person but rather it is trying to point me in the correct direction.

[Leo Gura]

3 hours ago, Zen LaCroix said:

The book will have more reach if it's written in a way that is understandable.

It is very understandable. A teen can understand it. The problem is that most people don't care to understand it.

[Harikrishnan]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

It is very understandable. A teen can understand it. The problem is that most people don't care to understand it.

He leo will you share some excerpts you have written maybe in blog like ralston does. 

[Raze]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

It is very understandable. A teen can understand it. The problem is that most people don't care to understand it.

Is it written in the form of narration or a systematic treatise with graphs, tables, lists and charts?

Are you studying the structure of writing process of any books to base its organization on? 

Edited 2 hours ago by Raze