Stop calling everything a “flywheel.” You're making a fool of yourself

Posted by franciscomello on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @12:38PM
from the unlockingpotential.substack.com dept.

https://unlockingpotential.substack.com/p/question-everything-or-the-strange

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Re:Stop calling everything a “flywheel.” You're making a foo... by blacksqr on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @12:56PM (#24201089)

I have a feeling Jim Collins is thinking of something like the old Evel Knievel toy [0], where you put the motorcycle on a platform with a high-resistance crank, you turn the crank, and at some level of RPMs of an internal wheel, the motorcycle shoots forward.

Collins is a few years older than me, believe me the ad made an indelible impression at the time.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-H5g9WEqCc

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Re:Stop calling everything a “flywheel.” You're making a foo... by franciscomello on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @01:16PM (#24201361)

Something like an "armed" coil..

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Re:Stop calling everything a “flywheel.” You're making a foo... by IanDrake on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @01:04PM (#24201189)

Is there a name for this style of writing? It seems increasingly popular.

Start with a simple complaint, then give an enormous backstory including your childhood before getting to your point.

I think we're going beyond long form. There must be a term for it.

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Re:Stop calling everything a “flywheel.” You're making a foo... by franciscomello on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @01:15PM (#24201346)

Great feedback.

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