Why so serious?
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This e-mail is an experiment - a shorter issue with a few selected ideas and resources that can jumpstart your mind.
When you leave that “status meeting” and feel that your neurons are sad, click on one of these links to re-ignite them. Like an energy drink for the soul.
🙊 The case for being less serious. “Why so serious?” asked the Joker. He was right. How did “being serious” become the benchmark for reliability and professionalism? Is there a better alternative?
🪢 Make Make make you more productive. Not a typo there. “Make” connects apps into automated processes. For example: “Every time I tick off an item from my to do list, send me an e-mail with a ChatGPT-written Haiku on how efficient I am”. There are hundreds of apps you can connect (not a sponsored recommendation, I just like the platform).
🧗🏼♂️ Ambition’s Gravity. We have unprecedented technological tools and access to money and talent. We could build whatever we want, but most of us prefer staying in a job we often mildly dislike. Shouldn’t we be leveraging those resources to have a better life?
🖐🏽 Five important lessons. A Netflix founder made heaps of money and started supporting non-profits with his business expertise (and money). He ended up learning from them some interesting ideas: for example, how do you compensate staff members when money is not a relevant option?
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