February 8th, 2021
This month’s theme: Productivity
Articles
Need to read: The shocking ways people waste time and 4 smart ways to invest it better. Time is the ultimate currency.
Should read: 8 Habits of Productive, Happy and Energetic People. Happiness is like going to the gym. You have to train daily and the more you exercise it, the better it will be.
If you have time: Lessons Learned About Remote Work, One Year In After The Great Dispersal. March 2020 may seem like decades ago, but we are coming on the 12th month since the great corporate dispersal brought on by the Covid-19 crisis. That’s when every single office worksite broke up into a hundred smaller worksites ensconced within employees’ home offices, kitchen tables, spare bedrooms, or corners of bedrooms.
In The News
The Future Of Work And The New Workplace: How To Make Work Better. It’s never smart to make sweeping generalizations (and never smart to say never), but it’s safe to say (nearly) everyone will be glad when the pandemic abates. Who knew this would last as long as it has. “If we had known then what we know now,” we can say to ourselves.
Tools/Resources
8 of the Best Career Development Podcasts: So you are seeking career advice, but so far no book, article, or professional relationship has guided you to the promised land.
Fun Stuff
Bored: Games for teams that Slack.
