Hi Friends-
I sent out a spate of email invitations for the second season of Hurry Slowly this past week, and am already excited about how the lineup is coming together. It's going to be strong medicine.
If you're not entirely caught up on S1, a few picks that I recommend for summer: Alex Pang on prioritizing rest and reflection, Matias Corea on taking the road less traveled, and Florence Williams on the benefits of spending more time in nature.
I'm also in deep "execution mode" on another big creative project that's about transforming the way we work. Or, to be precise, transforming the way you work. More on that soon!
In the meantime, these are the best bits and bobs I've come across of late:
A complete guide to getting what you want. This essay prompted me to think about my desires in a deeper way: "But it's our conflicting desire for predictability and comfort that is the real invisible fence. Here's the big secret of getting what you want, as it seems to me: All of us can do incredible things, but the more incredible the thing in question, the more we will simultaneously want to not do it, out of a craving for comfort and certainty."
Open offices make you less open. This is a small study, but the outcome vindicates my conviction that open offices are evil. But not for the reasons you'd expect: "In the 15 days before the office redesign, participants accumulated an average of around 5.8 hours of face-to-face interaction per person per day. After the switch to the open layout, the same participants dropped to around 1.7 hours of face-to-face interaction per day."
The man who created the world wide web has some regrets. Good news: Tim Berners-Lee, the guy who invented the Internet, has a plan for saving us. "The idea is simple: re-decentralize the Web. Working with a small team of developers, he spends most of his time now on Solid, a platform designed to give individuals, rather than corporations, control of their own data."
On giving up AC. This is a surprisingly beautiful and moving piece on living within your means: "I need to work at being generous. It cannot be out of a guilt trip or some elitist holier than thou attitude that makes me support the wrong kind of things. When I am stingy, I cannot stand myself. If I want the world to be a better place, I need to start with myself."
+ Neurotic people spend more time doing chores.
+ You're drinking your morning coffee too early.
+ Everything is a co-working space now.
+ What confidence looks like. | | SHOUT-OUTS:
Much appreciation to: Marginal Revolution and Next Draft for link ideas.
The artwork comes from: Pau Gasol Valls, who is based in Barcelona.
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