Motivation

Mission Protocol

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Mission Protocol is a code of conduct that technology companies can adopt to ensure that their work and mission are well defined and committed to be free from harassment, abuse and other principles. The mission protocol provides a versioned standard that companies can use and display as a badge on their website.
Business
Life
Motivation
Tech

David Attenborough's A Life On Our Planet

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This week I watched David Attenborough's excellent documentary film A Life On Our Planet on Netflix. David himself describes the film as his witness statement of the destruction of the bio-sphere that he has witnessed in his lifetime. It is harrowing viewing but ends in an optimistic call to action about what needs to be done to stop ourselves from destroying the planet. It is mandatory viewing for everyone, especially for those with children or in positions of power or influence.
Environment
Life
Motivation

First Thought Talks

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The First Thought Talks are an excellent set of talks in the Galway International Arts Festival that this year are streamed online and available to view on the festival's YouTube channel. There was an excellent talk on practical options for Ireland in addressing the climate crisis. The last day of talks will be streamed tomorrow, Saturday Sep 12.
History
Life
Motivation
Review

Tackling Systemic Problems

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Seth Godin published a great blog post this week on how to tackle systemic problems. The answer? By committing to the long, persistent road to altering the status quo. This advice reminds me of the old quote about how to eat an elephant, one bite at a time. An important lesson pointed out by Seth in his post is that short-term urgency cannot be allowed to overtake long-term sustained effort in the quest for system change.
Business
Life
Motivation

Lockdown Surge Capacity

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Tara Haelle on the Elemental Medium blog has a great piece about why we feel awful as lockdown restrictions continue during the pandemic, because our surge capacity is depleted. Humans use mental and physical surge capacity to get through short term stressful survival situations. However, deploying these resources in a pandemic which is turning out to be far from short-term is leaving us empty.
Life
Motivation

Productivity & Goal Setting with Marc Andreesson

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The Observer Effect published an interesting interview with Marc Andreesson, partner at Andreesson Horowitz. The interview covers a lot of ground and includes some great insights into how Marc manages his productivity and goal setting on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. A standout thought for me from the interview is that it is better to "tune against a single goal as compared to trying to rethink the goals".
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