I just devoured All the Gold Stars by @Rainesford. It's a great synthesis of social science research on ambition and striving.
I recommend the whole book, but 3 points especially resonated: 🧵
Borrowing a question from a networking event I attended Monday: What book has been formative for you?
(The event was at Vintage Books & Wine so it was a perfect question, imo)
Love that the questions for this improv exercise, at a security conference, are basically password security questions
I am using this at the happy hour later and stealing so many identities
My commentary on this remote work panel is that successfully working remotely involves *an entirely different skillset* than working in person. You have to invest in your employees and set them up for success. You can’t just copy/paste what you did in office
As two of the leading researchers on the topic wrote, “Burnout is not a problem of the people themselves but of the social environment in which people work.” bakadesuyo.com/2023/04/burno…
“A layoff can be an opportunity to practice kindness to you and yours. Breathe. It is good to be alive, to love, and to dream. Take a moment to enjoy all the good stuff. . .Work is not life.”