Here’s nonsense at work. The BYB (big yellow bus), the one with the wheels that go round and round, is back. This time I can see it from my WFH perch (work from home space). This time it does not annoy me. A couple of years ago, it annoyed me. If I timed my commute…
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If You Flow Against Change, You’ll Be the Odd Lot for Sale
Here’s nonsense at work. Years ago I saw this bumper sticker: Reality is for people who cannot handle drugs. Well, when I look at reality today and I see what I believe to be real, then I wonder what some people are smoking. And I want some of that because there sure is much comfort…
When Does Stubbornness Make Nonsense of Persistence?
Here’s nonsense at work. Have you read those reports of people who would rather quit than go back to “but we’ve always worked this way”? Maybe those reports are fake news. Or maybe “the way we’ve always worked” was fake. Maybe we are finally waking up. (No. I won’t use the latest in-word, the one…
Are You Consistent or Stubborn?
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.…
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…
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…
