Blog
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Book: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
A recommendation of Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication, a book I've reread many times and consider essential for managers and leaders.
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Book: The Best and the Brightest
A recommendation of David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest, read as a study of leadership, pride, and groupthink as much as the Vietnam War.
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Article: Bill Clinton: By the Book
A quick reaction to a New York Times interview about Bill Clinton's reading habits and where he likes to read.
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RBG
A quick, enthusiastic recommendation to see the Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary RBG.
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5 Things
A returning roundup of five saved reads, on remote work productivity, Adidas closing stores, holotropic breathwork, learning to relax, and building better feedback systems.
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Amazon's Annual Shareholder Letter: Six-Page Narratives
On Jeff Bezos's Amazon shareholder letter and trying its six-page memo format in a meeting to make discussions more efficient.
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Defragging my Calendar
A calendar hack borrowed from Lara Hogan for grouping meetings by the type of mental energy they require, to cut down on draining context switching.
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What's in my Bag in 2018
The 2018 edition of my annual bag inventory, listing the everyday-carry items I've pared down since last year.
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A Few Small Steps
Ten small personal changes I've made, from shopping local and quitting Facebook to gardening and buying carbon offsets, in response to feeling overwhelmed by society's larger problems.
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My Wander Exercise
A coach-suggested 'wander' exercise for processing a period of life by talking out loud to a chosen spot in nature.
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