Work
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When “not” to work
It’s amazing how we can convince ourselves that it’s okay to carry over our weekly workload into our weekends. And that means “not” doing other things that we need to do outside of work. When do you even do your laundry? While I was in the middle of an internal discussion (Yes, I talk with… Read more
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Your reason why you work
Most of us need to keep the lights on. We want to get paid. That’s why we work. And if you keep showing up at work because you are willing to contribute to the change you want to make, you’ll find a reason to keep on despite what you’re going through at the moment. But… Read more
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So far, so good?
It isn’t just about getting your ideas across. Knowing whether your audience is still there, following you through, is as important as telling them what you want to say. If engagement is low, perhaps they are still digesting, or they’re the wrong people. But if they’re the people who really need to hear about your… Read more
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Going back to square one
Learning almost always involves incompetence. The Practice: Shipping Creative Work Isn’t it amazing how there’s always tension and discomfort in learning? And in these moments, the least path of resistance is to hide instead. Because the discomfort is often too much to bear, especially when you consider yourself too old to learn. Finding myself in… Read more
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Buy, buy, buy, and endless consumerism
Society today puts too much weight on material objects, and there are too many people who own way more than they need. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism With the monthly sale right down the corner, it’s worth noting how our culture encourages us to consume material things, making it even more vague to distinguish… Read more
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Goodbye, office
We live in a wonderful world now where we can work without a physical office at all. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism In 2010, Seth blogged about the future of work in goodbye to the office. And 11 years after, the pandemic accelerated how we bid farewell to the office. It’s not just those… Read more
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Would that help?
We all have bad ideas, most of the time. But with all the bad ideas we have, a few good ideas will always come out of them. Regardless, we all have ideas. What remains is how to get your idea across. It fascinated me when one colleague offered an alternative without being too pushy about… Read more
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