May we live in interesting times. Normally I would agree with that sentiment, ironically intended or not. But lately I’m not so sure. Do the times have to be so very interesting? As Exhibit A, consider the pandemic. No, not that one, even though it is making a comeback. I mean the Pandemic of Stubbornness.…
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Want To Perform Better? Then Sleep at Work.
Too much to read, too little time. (Too much span, too little filtering.) Once upon a time I had 60 seconds to make my point on radio. Only 60 seconds, no more, no less. Sixty seconds translates to about 160 words, depending on how well I enunciated at speed. Ten years later, no more radio…
If You Want To Be More Creative, Do This First
Boost Cognition, Cacophony and Cheating A picture may paint a thousand words, but that sort of painting will no longer happen in this newsletter. It seems that pictures in emails add more than just a thousand extra words. They also trigger spam detectors and other creative AI thingies that are designed to make life better…
Will you (still) dream big?
Your Friday Trigger Question Let’s talk about big dreams. After all, this country would not exist as we know it if a few people had not been willing to dream big. Admit it, though, big dreams trigger big fears. The way to overcome these fears is to have divine dreams. … (Sorry. This is post…
Why You Should Aim for the Power of the Easy Way
Struggle easier is the wise lesson to learn from your mistakes Were you taught that life is a struggle? Of course you were. And so was I. We heard adults say silly things like “no pain, no gain.” And “if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.” That might have been sound advice…
Why Opening Up Is Riskier Than Bottling Up
It’s often easier to keep a lid on As we begin to open up… As some countries, some states, some counties, some municipalities, some businesses and some minds begin to open up, let me open up about what I don’t know whether to keep bottled up. As you know, nonsense at work causes the nonsense…
