Read: Work dailies
Read: Work dailies
“I wish I spent more time moving atoms and less time moving symbols. It is far more rewarding to make things with atoms than symbols. Atomic creations are the things to be most proud of. The symbols on the screens should help us move and produce more, rather than sit and consume more symbols.”
Remote work companies save $10K per employee and employees are 5-10% more productive. /via Chris Glass
“When you accept that the future’s security may not come only in the form of a steady ascent up a pay scale, something shifts. You may not quit your job, but you reorient your time and professional priorities around independent people and relationships, not prestigious companies or brands. You may adjust your lifestyle, outgoings, consumption patterns, and sources of meaning so that they aren’t so reliable on a certain compensation package. You see the value of expanding your abilities and skills beyond merely looking employable online.”
Listen: Welcome to the Jam: The looney story of the decades-old ‘Space Jam’ website. A conversation with the team that built the site, also serves as a look at what making websites used to be like way back in the day.
Future Community Jobs shares interesting open roles in nonprofit communications, content, journalism, fundraising and more.
Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds.
wapo.st/3UXOJDe (gift link)
More of this is being good at sales than anyone wants to admit.
Erika Hall on the job of a designer (linkedin.com)
People do demos of something they’ve built, or give a lightning talk on whatever topic they like. The demo/talk just has be less than 7 minutes long. There’s no minimum time limit. People can talk for 1 minute, 3 minutes, or take the whole 7. The time limit also lowers the barrier to entry and makes it less intimidating for people to sign up and speak.
Yeah, 7 minutes feels about right!