A late June batch of links, and an ask about meetups
Since the most recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers received an assessment of how my recent presentation went, then a recommendation on how to decide what you should be billing for. This coming weekend, they will receive a 2023 midway long look at some odds and ends that have informed this publisher.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links that represent the themes of this newsletter: career development, community building, and self care.
In reality, your perception of gaslighting might differ from another’s. When clients use therapy-speak, Brown asks them to describe the event in detail. Instead of one or two words, explain the situation and how you feel in a few sentences.
What to expect from work the next time faraway wildfires poison your commute.
They Stopped Sharing Their Netflix Password. It Broke Up Their Family. This is my kind of story, how technology changes are impacting real-world relationships due to new norms and habits.
Ageing executives should ‘move out of the way’, says endowment boss.
How to Not Go It Alone. Someone told me recently that the best way to help is to show up with it, not to ask how you can help. If you wait, and don’t show up, you have missed the window possibly to make a difference for the proposed recipient of the help.
How to Implement a Four-Day Workweek--According to One Business That Successfully Made the Change.
Mondays Are the New Office Fight. I wouldn’t say Mondays are a great day to head into the office, but if you have a team meeting on Monday mornings at your office with local workers, it’s probably a good idea to conduct that meeting in person, especially if that meeting runs longer than an hour.
Diners Are Losing Patience With Restaurant Service—and There’s No Quick Fix.
The Buffet Is Back, Stretching Dollars and Slinging Crab Legs.
Buffets speak to an American dining culture that prizes consistency, value and choice. They can make people of modest means feel rich, if just for an hour or two. They provide culinary road maps for recent immigrants and culinary tourism for those who haven’t traveled much. A buffet can be as communal as a church picnic.
Speed dating is making a comeback.
I went on a silent retreat (lost my AirPods). I empathize with this: “But I will say I’ve experienced almost no acute anxiety these past two weeks, and part of me wonders if it’s because I’ve been forced to confront any anxiety-inducing thoughts head-on before they take hold and fester in the background of my subconscious.”
Nearly half of workers say they work 4 hours a day.
How AI requires a new approach to work and management. This interview is too long, however he’s right that every company needs to rethink how it conducts its business and with whom at the helm.
Getting An Internship Is More Competitive Than Ever—But The Experience Has ‘Really Eroded’. The coveted internship is definitely something that’s getting a closer look to help level the playing field. I wonder if we can figure out a better way to fuel and foster careers that doesn’t invoke favoritism at the front of them.
Here we sit at the midpoint of 2023. Looking ahead, my July is relatively open in comparison to other months. Would the subscribers of this newsletter, particularly the ones are based in NYC, like to attend a meetup I host at a TriBeCa coffee shop? I’ve found that newsletters are by far the best crutch to depend on for commonality, helping to assemble the people who are likeminded in spirit and in sensibility.
If you’d be interested in attending such a meetup in the second half of NYC, send me some dates that would suit your schedule.