A late May batch of links
Since the most recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers received a reflection on rethinking public displays of attention, in light of recent global events, then an essay about learning to take the L. This weekend, they’ll receive a meditation on line cutters.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links that reflect the themes of this newsletter, which are career development, community building, and self care.
Regardless, she's remaining positive about her future in Missouri. She's scheduled various home fixes, and she's gotten closer to many of her neighbors. She is also comforted by living closer to her son after years apart. And she's keeping the thought of downsizing when the market changes in the back of her mind, but she's taking it day by day.
Tech Workers Retool for Artificial-Intelligence Boom.
Figuring out your best office communication style. Common communication mistakes listed here include that people should be more considerate of which medium they should use and what message they hope to get across. This is something I take for granted, as people are more likely to stick with what they know and with what works for them than to labor over whether their message might muffled with the wrong delivery procedure.
Night nannies: a work perk too far?
Welcome to the Millennial Midlife Crisis. “We’re still grinding it out, perennially worried about losing it all. Any single change in our jobs, homes, or health could upend our entire lives in ways that are just financially impossible.” This is what it’s like to come of age after a major setback, whether 2001, 2008 or 2020.
Number of Top-Earning Women in UK’s Finance Sector Slips.
The Loneliness of the American Worker. This data makes sense to me: “Coming in once a month provides a significant boost in ties; two or three times a month adds a little more, Worklytics data show. Once or twice a week results in a smaller increase, though, and working in-person four or five days a week makes almost no difference.”
More people make ‘no-buy year’ pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them. The conversation on TikTok isn’t what you believe it to be, and people are finding information and also community at once there. It’s not a platform I use, but this article, in the middle, describes how some people are being enlightened and uplifted by what they find there.
Door slammers, workaholics and micromanagers: What do you do when you have a bad boss?
From Brian Chesky and Tim Cook to the founder of Toms shoes, it’s lonely at the top. Here’s why it matters and how to feel more connected. Many of the suggestions I see for how leaders can be more human in the workplace is stuff I thought was already table stakes, which leads me to wonder what the other leaders are doing and what they believe their jobs to be in comparison.
Making the Most of Vacation Starts With Deleting Work Apps On Your Phone.
What New Grads Need To Know About Entering The Workforce, Plus Are You Taking All Your Time Off?
Compared to when I was 24 or 25 years old, I’m not saying I’m more intelligent, but I’m much wiser. I’ve learned so much about business. I’ve learned so much about myself, I’ve learned so much about how to be a better leader. I’ve got a lot more money than I had then, so I can do a lot of the financing for a new business myself.
What to do when your top performer shows signs of attrition.
Is ‘personality’ a good enough reason to hire someone? Of course you shouldn’t hire someone purely on personality, but I have to say that in this modern age, when people prefer to be remote-first, there should be more emphasis on personality than before, which will play to the strengths of some candidates ahead of others. It’s not fair; there will be tradeoffs in any which direction. Remote work favors the people who you will want to see in the office on occasion and at off-sites that you’re all brought together for.