"Every Friday afternoon, I’d send my boss a short email with three categories:* The work I had completed that week* What I was working on, including any deadlines that may have shifted or obstacles I’d encountered* What I was waiting on—that is, tasks that I’d completed, but require sign-off from my boss or contributions from … Continue reading Weekly Review
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If Money Grew on Trees
"...I understand that you don’t understand Money don’t grow on trees And if it did, Those trees would grow So far away It would be work to get it " "L'Argent" by Lorenzo Thomas
Suggestions for Good Health
Blue Zones is a good place to start. However, if I were to give advice to my younger self, I'd focus on: Sleep: Get a full night's sleep and take a midday nap for a total of eight hours.Food: Limit eating to four consecutive hours a day. Eat mostly plants. Drink powdered psyllium and water … Continue reading Suggestions for Good Health
Work Hard Play Hard — War and Peas
Hard to tell the difference. https://warandpeas.com/2019/08/09/work-hard-play-hard-2/
How Heterosexual Couples Met (1940-2019)
Michael Rosenfeld, et al. "Disintermediating Your Friends."
The Work vs. The Job
"Many people conflate your work with your job, but they are completely different things. Your job is the daily tasks you are assigned to complete. Many people think checking these boxes off in a timely manner is their only responsibility... ...Work is all the tangible and intangible things that happen while people are performing their … Continue reading The Work vs. The Job
F*ck [Fuck] you. Pay me.
https://vimeo.com/22053820 I was reminded of this talk recently. Thought it was worth adding since the advice is timeless, even though it is relatively old. The only thing I don't like is the use of the word, "fuck," and the cutesy obscured spelling of it. Here's an idea, if the word "fuck," is inappropriate, don't use … Continue reading F*ck [Fuck] you. Pay me.
The Abolition of Work—Bob Black
"You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid monotonous work, chances are you'll end up boring, stupid and monotonous. Work is a much better explanation for the creeping cretinization all around us than even such significant moronizing mechanisms as television and education. People who are regimented all their lives, handed off to work … Continue reading The Abolition of Work—Bob Black
It is the Worry That Made the Work Good
"To write good software you must simultaneously keep two opposing ideas in your head. You need the young hacker's naive faith in his abilities, and at the same time the veteran's skepticism. You have to be able to think how hard can it be? with one half of your brain while thinking it will never … Continue reading It is the Worry That Made the Work Good
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