People at my work know that I am not a fan of meetings. I put together a presentation about communication principles and how we could have fewer meetings and be more productive. Essentially, less of this: And more of this: We need to move away from group gatherings that often waste many people’s time, and embrace individual conversations and relationships. I loved this article from Cal Newport: Combating zoom overload with reverse meetings.
📖 Star Wars: Darth Plagueis
By James Luceno
I have taken off my phone most of the apps that are endless scrolling, mind-numbing distraction apps. However, I still find myself getting out my phone and looking for distraction. This time, when I caught myself, I decided I would write something instead. This is still a distraction of a sort, but a productive one. I always feel better after creating something, and often feel empty after mindlessly consuming. It won’t always work to do a judo move on my brain and convert the distraction-seeking energy into motivation to produce, but I’m glad it did this time.
My one-year-old continues to teach me some of life’s most important lessons. Toddler tantrums
Here’s an interesting challenge: Teaching sketchnotes outside
I have been asked to give a couple talks at a homeschooling conference about sketchnotes—one to young adults, and one to adults.
But there is a wrinkle.
My first post using HEY World: New things
The advent of HEY World has made me think again about everything I do and own online.
📖 Star Wars: Choices of One
By Timothy Zahn
📖 🎧 Leadership and Self-Deception
By The Arbinger Institute