Dec 25, 2021Member-onlyWhy I stopped making new year’s resolutions and make them in the summer insteadYear after year, we make a big deal of New Year’s Resolutions. And the only thing that’s as certain as making resolutions is losing them several weeks later. Why? Because, if you think about it, January 1st is a terrible time to make resolutions in the northern hemisphere. It’s dark…Burnout2 min readBurnout2 min read
Dec 18, 2021Member-onlyBuddy The Elf’s approach to preventing burnoutEven as the third year of the pandemic approaches, there’s plenty still to be thankful for — health, people, hobbies, and yes, a job. But today I wanted to paint a distinction between being thankful for your job and being thankful for your work — and more specifically your relationship…Burnout2 min readBurnout2 min read
Nov 4, 2021Hustle culture is deadWe as people have fundamentally changed through the pandemic and the implications of that on work are deep. I know many of you may be actively trying to downsize your relationship to work. But what does that actually mean for work itself? Because of our pandemic realizations, the troublesome culture…Burnout3 min readBurnout3 min read
Jun 8, 2021Whose job is it to prevent burnout at work anyways?What’s become clear since the pandemic started is that burnout from work doesn’t just come from work. Life, social issues, and global conflict carry over no matter how much we’re told to leave it at the door. It’s along the same line as what Adam Grant describes as languishing. However…Burnout5 min readBurnout5 min read
Mar 25, 2021My burnout story and a fresh take on how to prevent itYou may want to slow down a bit. You’re going to burnout. I distinctly remember my manager a handful of years ago sharing this advice. I found the idea somewhat laughable. I’m doing a job I love. I’m pushing a ton of creative ideas forward. …Burnout7 min readBurnout7 min read
Aug 9, 2020How I Got More By Learning LessI used to hate vacuuming. And not just for the obvious reason that chores suck. Vacuuming meant that I had to pause the podcast I was listening to while cleaning since I couldn’t hear my headphones over the hum of the vacuum. This was at a time when I was…Learn3 min readLearn3 min read
Jul 26, 2020JOMO: How to grow the most important skill of 2020Social media has programmed you to fear missing out. You see the highly curated life of others and compare your self-perceived inferior life to theirs. Out of this idea, FOMO, or fear of missing out, was popularized. Never have we had to stay distant like now, but FOMO still exists…Jomo4 min readJomo4 min read
Jul 10, 2020The life-changing magic of not being the first to knowI was at my desk plugging away on work when my phone lit up with a notification. My brain got a shot of dopamine from the incoming push notifications and I pulled my valuable attention away from my work to ingest the big news that had just been brought to…Phone Addiction4 min readPhone Addiction4 min read
Jun 28, 2020Three Good Pockets: An easy method for daily restoration to avoid burnoutUse the Three Good Pockets for Daily Joy method to find calm, happiness, and growth. Updated March 21, 2021 A new poll finds that only 14 percent of Americans were happy in 2020. Ouch. It’s the unhappiest we’ve been in 50 years. It’s easy to see why with a horrific…Happiness4 min readHappiness4 min read
Jun 22, 2020The anthill model to controlled learning and developmentI’ve had a chance to speak with many college students graduating into this pandemic ravaged economy and our modern civil rights movement. The main different piece of advice I’ve given this year is for them to think like an ant building a networked system of tunnels in an anthill. …Class Of 20204 min readClass Of 20204 min read