“The first step in leaving your work on time is realizing that you do not need to work long, crazy hours to be successful.”
How to Leave Work on Time
Every Opportunity Has a Cost
“Our default answer to opportunities should always be a ‘no,’ with grace. If our default state is rejecting opportunities, then we’ll surely take on less, because in order for a ‘yes’ to happen we need to be doubly convinced that it’s worth it, either by the person presenting it to us convincing us that it’s a good idea or internally convincing ourselves.”
12 Things Everyone Should Understand About Tech
“Tech is not neutral. One of the most important things everybody should know about the apps and services they use is that the values of technology creators are deeply ingrained in every button, every link, and every glowing icon that we see. Choices that software developers make about design, technical architecture or business model can have profound impacts on our privacy, security and even civil rights as users.”
Why Having a System Is Essential to Increasing Your Creative Output
“If you have to think about things like what time, for how long, and what your output is every day, you’re wasting cognitive bandwidth and depleting your willpower by making low-value decisions.”
How to Become a Better Listener
“One of the most subtle, but effective listening techniques is actually quite simple to learn: It’s the art of the paraphrase.”
47 Documentaries on Netflix That Will Make You Smarter
“You’ll learn a lot more about the world, but don’t worry — you’ll also be entertained.”
How Facebook’s New Algorithm Works
“Instead of creating content, for your brand, that people interact with, we need to start creating content, for the people, that will spark enough emotion to generate a comment or share.”
You Have to Be Ok with Being Ok to Become Great
“You have to be OK with just being OK. Most people aren’t. That’s why they quit. Or never start.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“It takes a long time to become young.” — Pablo Picasso
43 Ways I’ve Learned To Make Life Easier
Today’s my 43rd birthday.
For the past several years I’ve marked each birthday with a post reflecting on things that matter to me and experiences I’ve had up to that point (you can read my previous birthday posts here).
This year, I’d like to share a bunch of things I’ve learned to do to make my life just a little bit easier.
Some relate to work and some to fun, but they’ve all helped me and I hope some of them can help you too.