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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“Should Scarlett Johansson promote 'no work-life balance' advice given her $165 million wealth?”
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tldr; we won't be meeting this week. Back the 10th. Still use whenever!
UpTrust has a cool policy Blake Borgeson envisioned where the whole team takes a week off (in the summer, and again in winter between christmas and new year).... - nat...
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Are We Exhausted Because Life Is Broken — or Because Modern Life Is?
I’ve been thinking a lot about how many people today seem exhausted not because they are weak, but because modern life constantly fragments attention, responsibility, and energy.... I love that you shared all of this, thank you. I’ve been more suspicious of egg freezing as a corporate perk, imagining the never-had but read-between-the-lines conversation in the boardroom or whatever ends like this: So in summary, by offering egg freezing to our employees,... Love this. Another similar, admittedly less-mainstream version of this: some of us don't want to have kids because we'll obviously be able to work less, and our work is dedicated to making the world better, so we reason that having kids will probably thereby make the world worse.... - CoachWebb13...
I personally like the "day off" idea. May I suggest a siesta as the terminology. If you listen to most of the successful influencers even they take time off. Think of it as a perfect time to connect IRL even if it's just a phone call.... I relate! One thing I've been doing recently is notice every time I prioritize finishing a work project over time with my kids, and make sure time with my kids is also playing - pretending to be "Ghosty, Gobby, and Ariel" and wrestling and stuff not just taking care of them.... - Drjo...
AI is allowing people to accomplish tasks like writing, organizing, and planning without engaging in problem-solving, creativity, or original thought. I am concerned that we will lose some of our skills and become automatons.... - onYesterday, during our tango lesson, I was feeling out of sync dancing with my wife. Our teacher shared that it was because I was moving ahead of her. I was focused more on executing the steps rather than being completely present with her and moving together. When I included her in my awareness and focused on being connected in motion, it felt so much better!by
I love this awareness of paying attention to the we-space of me-and-work, work-and-my-wellness, leading to attending more to the space that connects everything. I contemplate this a lot—how does working out impact my work — sometimes good but how much is too much?... lightphone has a hotspot, alarm, notes, calendar, timer; it also has directions, music, and podcasts but I dont use them. the work apps and banking i just only do at home, either on my old iphone with wifi or my laptop- i like the boundary actually The only thing I really need...