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  • The wonders of clearly defined outcomes

    If you want to radically change when and where work happens in your organization while still achieving results, you also have to change the very definition of “work” itself, moving it away from surveillance and visible busyness, and toward defined outcomes and trust.— from How to achieve sustainable remote work by Cal Newport From yesterday’s Read more


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  • A different kind of workplace

    So Ressler and Thompson took a leap with their pilot program, telling the participants that they could work whenever, wherever, as long as the work got done, without the need to commit to a fixed schedule in advance or even announce their decisions. There were more complaints from some of the managers. “How will I Read more


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  • It’s that time for Coco

    Our cat Coco has been talking to us the whole day. I know it because we’ve been through this a couple of times before. She meows and meows (just to get our attention) and leads us to a place she knows is peaceful and safe. But of course, there wasn’t a box and some warm Read more


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  • How we spend our days

    It’s possible to be in so many places within the week. And most of us never do it because it takes intention to make it happen. Perhaps, if we just reconsider the brevity of our lives, we will opt to go out more often. If you’re wondering how to make it your reality, here’s to Read more


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  • Principles we live by

    Principles truly matter in the moments when it’s really difficult to stick with them. Predictability I can remember a sermon during a service I attended one Sunday afternoon on the importance of deciding about matters before they’re actually needed. Take, for example, accepting a bribe. If you have decided beforehand that you are not the Read more


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  • We are people

    Seeing people as humans capable of feeling helps you temper your speech and actions towards them. But, unfortunately, it’s easy to mistreat people. And it takes conscious awareness to see them beyond your narratives. This is a good resource on how to relate with other people. Read more


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  • Our national TV these days

    I used to hear about Covid-19 on national TV, but with the elections coming around next year, it’s almost always what I see on the screens. Is Covid-19 still out there? Yes, of course. But, perhaps, how the media puts the spotlight on specific issues shapes how we see our world every day. And as Read more


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