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To-do lists may actually be holding people back

To Do Lists Ineffective

I feel like the “to-do list” has been a staple of (at least first world) individual organization attempts since maybe the dawn of time. Definitely in the last 20 or so years, they’re everywhere. Outlook and other e-mail platforms have… Continue Reading

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Companies don’t operate according to moral norms like reciprocity. Here’s why.

Corporate Morality

I don’t really understand a lot of legal concepts, but I did think it was funny when the Supreme Court seemed to rule a few years ago that corporations were essentially people (at least in terms of giving money, I… Continue Reading

How Facebook usage actually explains the future of work

Social Connections and Facebook

I thought about this idea this morning at the gym. It’s hardly revolutionary but I wanted to put some thoughts down about it. You hear constantly that Facebook will eventually age itself out. I’ve even written about this concept. It makes… Continue Reading

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Don’t confuse accountability with scaring someone

Managers and Accountability

Common problem at work: a unit has goals. The unit doesn’t hit those goals. The manager of that unit is stressed, and probably on the hook to a higher manager (who’s also pissed about those goals not being met), and… Continue Reading

Use transactional analysis and adult/parent/child to figure out yourself, your spouse, your family, your in-laws, etc. (Honestly.)

Eric Berne Adult Parent Child

Been going to therapy recently — because, I mean, why not? — and my therapist gave me two books to read/look at. One was called The Games People Play; it’s by Eric Berne and is fairly famous. (By some estimates,… Continue Reading

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Want better memory? Walk through less doors, watch more sitcoms

Sitcoms and Memory

I personally think I have a decent memory, even though I definitely smoked a shit ton of weed at the end of high school. (Sue me, I’m human.) But I also think having a better memory is pretty clutch in… Continue Reading

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What if Big Data actually makes decision-making slower?

Big Data and Decision Making

Here’s what we seem to know about the idea of “Big Data” at this point: More or less, it might be “the future.” Despite it being the “future,” we don’t seem to be teaching it enough yet for the next… Continue Reading

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More productive e-mailing: Move it from “push” to “pull”

More Productive E-Mailing

Think differently about how — and how quickly — you access email. Continue Reading