In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week.
Mon, June 17: Productivity versus activity
Employees absolutely shouldn’t be using mouse jigglers and other tools to fake their activity, but if that’s the best measure you have for how much work is being done, that’s a far greater problem that needs to be addressed.
Tue, June 18: Work-life balance versus simple tolerance
“…and you ask them, do you like your job? No, no, no, I don’t like it at all. I’m like, you don’t have work-life balance. You have 40 hours a week every week that you hate. That’s not balance, that’s tolerance.”
Wed, June 19: It takes a lot of effort to look effortless
They say that for every hour that you will be presenting, you should spend 90 hours preparing, and Steve Jobs almost certainly hit that mark. His time in preparation made the talk seem effortless.
Thu, June 20: Money comes naturally as the result of service
“Look, you know, it’s OK to be afraid, but don’t be afraid of our competitors, because they’re never going to send us any money. Be afraid of our customers. And if we just stay focused on them, instead of obsessing over this big competitor that we just got, we’ll be fine.”
Fri, June 21: If you’re a leader, you’re a teacher
“If you’re not spending 90% of your time teaching, you’re not doing your job.”
Sat, June 22: Pay attention to what you pay attention to
“I was kind of letting the information flow happen very passively in my life, and I wasn’t paying that kind of careful sustained attention that really for me is the way toward hope and wonder and joy.”
I hope you found some value in this. If you ever have questions, ideas, or disagreements regarding anything I write, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
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