302 : How to Win at Work Every Day

Hey friend! Thanks for the feedback on the Lay Off Field Guide - I hope you don't need it, but I'm glad it's useful.

Stuff I've Written

• How to Win at Work Every Day. I explain why you need an internal scorecard, and share a ten minute exercise that can help you make one.
• A Door, not an Answer. How, and why I build Oblique.Cards.

Stuff I'm Reading

• How to push back on impossible deadlines. Use this framework to say no without burning bridges. (More graceful ways to say no here.)
• What is really happening to jobs? Separating AI hype from reality.
• What to do when you have too many goals. I'm reminded of an old manager who used to ask me 'which ONE of these are going to do next week?'
• Managers are the bottleneck. AI has sped everything up, and at the same time reduced the amount of leaders in organisations.
• How to Exist. Doing nothing is much harder than you think. Try it.
• Productivity needs to be redefined. A short piece on how the world of productivity is changing.

Stuff I'm Linking

• Notes from a burning Paris. A sobering message from the front-line of climate change. could easily be London, or Barcelona or Brussels.

Finally. Outsmart. You have 100 points, bet wisely. Can you outsmart the machine? (This took me three attempts)

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