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Writing and drawings about work, family and the stuff in-between

What I learned last week (#174): roadtrip edition

A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.

May 16, 2022
I don’t know where we are going but I know exactly how to get there

Discouraged or unsure of what to do next? I shared three questions I use that might work. Sometimes, though, you have to use a different approach.

May 15, 2022
A very short and long road trip (to pick up a window)

May 14, 2022
The Four Os of Meeting Prep

My current work doesn’t require me to run or attend a ton of synchronous meetings, and that is as it should be. Most in-person meetings are poorly organized and happen because someone doesn’t want to do the hard work of thinking about a problem and doing some writing. I admit that I’ve been guilty of […]

May 13, 2022
Five questions for managing conflict by being curious

Did you read something recently that made your spin because of how unjust it was? Have a chat recently that made you clench up because of how angry you got? Most of the time these perceived conflicts are just stories in our heads, and I, for one, am a world-class storyteller (in my head of […]

May 12, 2022
Keep your appointment with life

“Our appointment with life is in the present moment. The place of our appointment is right here, in this very place.” Thich Nhat Hanh Learning to pause and recognize what is happening in the present moment is the first step in the practice of Radical Acceptance. The trouble is that the times when we need […]

May 11, 2022
When consistency can hurt you

I’ve always struggled with the need to be consistent. What I write needs to be a certain length or it isn’t consistent, the art I publish needs to all have a certain effect or it isn’t consistent, and even what I read or learn about should be related to what I know or else I’m […]

May 10, 2022
What I learned last week (#173): escapement

A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.

May 9, 2022