Summary: This is almost a boring, clichéed, cheesy idea these days, that your beliefs have power. But it’s a powerful idea. Obviously beliefs don’t drive everything. If you get hit…
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On my way to work, Ep 11 – Sleep is when you work with your eyes closed
Summary: There’s a saying which I always find interesting: “Sleep is when you work with your eyes closed”. Doesn’t mean that you’re supposed to work while you sleep. It means…
On my way to work, Ep 10 – Shares and ownership
Somehow I forgot to hit upload yesterday, so this is a day old. And today, after the Badminton yesterday, I had no energy to have any thoughts this morning, other…
On my way to work, Ep 9 – Maturity
Summary: Concept of company maturity. Most founders, when they start a company, start it because they see some kind of economical opportunity, a way to make money for themselves, and…
Female Founder Stories
Here’s a constructive addition to the “feminism in tech” issue – a sizeable collection of in-depth interviews of female founders, announced here by Jessica Livingston. Some interesting extracts from the “Was…
On my way to work, Ep 8 – Excuses
A very short episode, today, but the topic is not unimportant. Summary: When it comes to culture, it’s always possible to make excuses. Like dieting, you can always find reasons…
On my way to work, Ep 6 – Sources of advice
In which I examine the different places where you can get advice about culture, and how they compare. Note to self: be more upbeat/energetic. May involve additional coffee, or perhaps transcranial Direct…
Work and life, balance and imbalance
What does work/life balance mean to you? Most likely, it means something different to what it means to me. There are many ways to define work and life, and the…
On my way to work, Ep 5 – Distortions and intrinsic motivation
The book mentioned in this episode is: Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations by Robert D. Austin