We perfected the “time-out” and provided thorough explanation for any punishment (which we then rebranded as a “consequence” to remove any associated shame and make us feel less authoritarian).
“Rest doesn’t just magically appear when we need it,”
― Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
― Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
“Beethoven’s practice of counting out exactly sixty beans for his morning cup of coffee”
― Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
― Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.”
― The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
― The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
“Take a human body from 50,000 years ago and one from the 1950s, and they will look more similar to one another than either does to the average human body today.”
― 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
― 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
“But I’ve also come to see our respect for overwork as, perhaps a bit paradoxically, intellectually lazy. Measuring time is literally the easiest way to assess someone’s dedication and productivity, but it’s also very unreliable.”
― Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
― Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
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