avatarTerrie Schweitzer

Summary

The website content presents a reader poll from Better Humans, asking readers to choose their preference between strategic and tactical self-improvement advice.

Abstract

The article from the undefined website discusses a reader poll conducted by Better Humans, a publication that offers self-improvement advice. It distinguishes between two types of advice: tactical, which includes practical how-to guides on specific tasks like marathon training or managing anxiety, and strategic, which is more inspirational and addresses the underlying values and motivations for self-improvement. The poll, embedded as an interactive Typeform, invites readers to vote on their preferred type of advice to receive in their daily article feeds. An update on the poll results shows a close split, with 53% favoring tactical advice and 47% preferring strategic insights. The author notes that while a mix of both types of advice might be ideal, the poll was designed to force a choice and see which type readers value more.

Opinions

  • The author suggests that Better Humans articles often provide tactical advice, focusing on specific tasks and actions.
  • Strategic advice is described as inspirational content that addresses deeper values and reasons behind self-improvement efforts.
  • Readers are encouraged to participate in the poll to indicate their preference for either tactical or strategic advice.
  • The author expresses curiosity about the readers' choices and acknowledges that the preference might be for a combination of both types of advice.
  • The poll results indicate a slight preference for tactical advice among the participants, with a relatively even split between the two options.
  • The author speculates that if given the option, readers might prefer a balance of tactical and strategic advice rather than having to choose one over the other.

Reader Poll

Do you prefer strategic or tactical self-improvement advice?

A lot of our articles on Better Humans feature how-to’s on doing something specific—things like training for a marathon, coping with anxiety, writing a book. That’s what I think of as tactical advice.

There’s another type of advice that’s strategic—usually more inspirational writing that speaks to our underlying values and questions why we are doing all of this self-improvement.

Which do you prefer to see in your daily feed of articles in the publications you follow: tactical or strategic advice?

I’d love to see what you choose via the poll above. Comments are good, too!

Later Note: After one day, our poll showed 53% favoring tactical how-to’s, and 47% favoring strategic big-picture advice. My guess is that a middle ground of “a mixture of both” might have won out, but I wanted to see what happened if we force a choice.

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