Stuff that MattRs - #258
A fresh batch of practical insights for YOU and YOUR career, the best email for your Monday morning!
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Bonus: 1000 icebreakers ready for your next meeting. Generate one at random.
The Stuff:
- Take back control. Seven simple phrases that will help you regain control of a difficult conversation. (via Ivy Chan)
- How do you communicate at work? What are the four workplace communication styles, and how do you navigate them? (via Atlassian)
- Frame your thinking. Superbly simple tool to help you create a variety of powerful 2x2 diagrams. (Also added to Freestuff - via Gina Trapani)
- Would you take a pay cut? How about if it was to work remotely, full time? A surprising number of people would. (via Harvard Business School)
- Just touch grass. Why walking in nature appears to heal your brain. (via Futurism)
- Very bad advice. In the spirit of inversion, here are some pieces of advice you should never listen to. (via Nick Wignall)
Finally. PopQuizza. Ten music questions every morning, I love this one... becoming part of my daily routing after Wordle.
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Weeknote: Updates from the last seven days, a great music recommendation and movie & book recommendations.
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Random Journal Prompt: How can I show more love, kindness, or appreciation to those around me? Start Writing Now.
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