#306 - Nothing Happens at Your Desk
The last three weeks have been about making a plan. Now it's time to take action.
Hey friend! It's fantastic to see you back, and thanks for the feedback on last weeks issue.
Stuff I've Written
- Nothing Happens at Your Desk. Now that you've spent time thinking about your plan, it's time to translate it into action.
- From the Archive: Stop Overthinking Career Decisions. Use this Test.
Stuff I'm Reading
- If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy? And how to turn smart into happy, from the excellent Naval Ravikant.
- How to build a quiet and boring life that you love.
- Beware of productivity paradoxes. Cal Newport explains some of the thinking needed with AI advances.
- Why forgiveness is good for your health.
- How to differentiate in the age of AI. Eight things that are better than free in this age of AI slop and ubiquity.
Stuff I'm Linking
- Lost and found - the things that we leave behind at airports.
- Mood - a tool for capturing your mood.
Finally. Draw a Country. This is fantastic, draw a country from memory and then compare your result to the real thing.
Below the Fold
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Updates from the last seven days + This Week I Learned about how the worlds longest flight - now over 24 hours!
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Journal Prompt: What is the minimum viable action that I could take this week to make the next step in my career? Start Writing Now.
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