Values in tension (1)
I’ve been thinking a lot about values recently. I mean things like justice, peace, loyalty, family, courage, etc. etc. I think it’s super important to… Read More »Values in tension (1)
Search Results for: Seth Godin
Tyler Cowen on reading fast, reading well, and reading widely
This is a great riff on how reading works and on the network effects of reading. Links below. Tyler says: … I go through five… Read More »Tyler Cowen on reading fast, reading well, and reading widely
Living beyond urgent
There’s a great collection of old Seth Godin articles for Fast Company magazine. Here’s an extract from one I wish I’d successfully inhabited in 2019:… Read More »Living beyond urgent
Voices
This is true all the time, but it’s more relevant than ever in months like the one we’re having, and probably for several months ahead:… Read More »Voices
Reading List: 2020 and beyond?
*Asterisk indicates previously read (to re-read) read or partially read. I’m not promising to finish in 2020, but I’d like to. Needs more fiction. Getting… Read More »Reading List: 2020 and beyond?
2019: Goals in review
Driverless Crocodile Goals for 2019: Here’s a review of the year’s goals: Goal 1: Keep it up. 600 posts on DC by the end of… Read More »2019: Goals in review
Burn rate (4): black beans and rice (or: cutting costs for a longer runway)
Of course, efficiency is a virtue. Waste is… wasteful, makes everyone worse at their jobs, and reduces the number of possibilities open to you and… Read More »Burn rate (4): black beans and rice (or: cutting costs for a longer runway)
Back-to-back
Back to back meetings are a bad idea: Unless you or the chairperson is really good, you’re almost certain to be running late at the… Read More »Back-to-back
30/90
What would happen if you made a 30/90 rule? It looks like this. 30 For every “ten minute job” that isn’t completely routine – an… Read More »30/90
The switch (2)
“What am I hoping to get?” Once we’ve admitted to ourselves that we’re doing our work (at least partly) for ourselves, we can think more… Read More »The switch (2)