Category: Links of Interest
Out of Office Because I’m Working
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Justin Jackson asks why we don’t say we’re out of office when we have a big project to work on. What would happen if you took time away from your daily grind and focused on your personal project? I did this one year while writing a book. I took every Monday and figured I wasn’t…
Busy…or Focused and Happy?
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MacSparky on being busy: For instance, when you see an old friend and ask how they’re doing, they will often tell you how busy they are. Busy seems to have turned into something like a badge of honor. That’s a mistake. To me, busy means that you haven’t figured out yet what is truly important.…
Just Test It Out
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From Derek Sivers: There’s a huge difference between in-theory versus in-practice. If you’ve been deliberating on something for a while, get it out of your head, and into the world. One thing that people looking at freelance almost always leave to late is working to get their own client so they have to deal with…
Use Homebrew to Set Your Mac Up Faster
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One of the things that’s great about working on an iPad is that all my apps are saved in an iCloud backup. Setting it up again is a fairly painless process, which is not the same with macOS. Casey Liss showed off a way to make setting up a new macOS install easier with Homebrew.…
Adults Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
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Remembering the crazy predictions about a Rage Against the Machine concert, the author comes to a realization. It was the first time in my life I realized adults don’t know what they’re talking about. It was an important night. This is similar to a question I ask myself often, what do I believe now that…
What Does Time Well Spent Mean to You?
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From Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Define what “time well spent” means to you: sit down, and think about what really makes you happy and gets you in the flow, without overthinking about how feasible the final outcome would be. Just think of your output and how it makes you feel to work on producing it. Maybe…
Metaphorically Feeling Punched
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From Justin Jackson: I’m fortunate that I had people in my life who noticed I was in a negative tailspin and gently nudged me to take action. I’ve been wondering what’s up with myself lately (more on that in a future article). With that sentence above…I wonder if I have the answer. Am I harbouring…
We Might Actually Desire Slowness
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From Rainesford Stauffer in NY Times: The idea that young people like me are always on the go, always in transition and always on masks that we might actually desire slowness, want to relish an experience, or enjoy taking a moment to feel comfortable and human instead of curated and optimized. I read this article…
Running and Mental Health
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Powerful video with three women talking about how running has helped them with mental health. They’re going to talk about childhood trauma, body image issues and eating disorders. If that’s going to bother you, maybe don’t watch. I particularly enjoyed the idea of substituting your bad addicitions for something good. That’s what James Clear talked…
Personality Traits Are More Complex in Complex Societies
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So the short version of this is that the “big 5” personality traits aren’t as universal as we thought. It’s also good to remember this as we look at the importance of context in behaviour and grit. In Range we learned that you may be very gritty, in things you care about and not gritty…