Apr 05
Five / Five —
How many people do you know who are 5’5″ and can dunk?
Brandon Todd is 5’5″ and can dunk a basketball. At that height, you need a 42+
inches vertical leap to have a chance of putting the ball in the hoop
[http://dunkcalculator.com/]. This is pretty
Apr 03
046: What was your Internet like? —
🖼 Checking In + 👉 Cinemawins: stuff to love about movies
Mar 27
045: 🧠 Bill G’s MasterClass on Framing Climate Change —
🖼 Every Bit Counts & 👉 Magic virtual assistants
Mar 20
044: 🖼 With Softness and Power —
🧠 Representation Doesn’t End Oppression & 👉 Hollerback - bystander training
Mar 13
043: 🖼 Dashboard Envy —
🧠 Oprah’s Interview Master Class + 👉 Wavelength - a social guessing game
Mar 06
042: 🧠 How Near Misses and Failures Lead to Success —
Also: 🖼 Morning Larks vs Night Owls + 👉 Self-Compassion Journaling
Feb 27
041: 🧠 MAYA (Most Advanced Yet Acceptable) —
Also: 🖼 Misusing Shortcuts + 👉 Loom (Put your face on screen recordings)
Feb 20
040: 🧠 The Fortress Tim Built —
🖼 A vicious cycle + 👉 Three Breaths
Feb 13
039: 🧠 The Story of Sidra's Startup —
Also: 🖼 We Talkin about Practice + 👉 Afternoon Workouts
Feb 06
038: 🖼 The Big Trouble Trifecta —
Also: 🧠 How to Make a Great Landing Page + 👉 Brooklyn Illustrations
Jan 30
037: 🧠 Technology’s Side Effects —
Also: 🖼 Inbox Zero & 👉 “stress is enhancing” mindset
Jan 23
MC#036: Raise this wounded world —
Feel the fear (chart) + Assemble an illustrated scene
Jan 16
#035: How the Pandemic Hurt Restaurants —
Also: Time Off (Comic) + Send a group video to a friend
Jan 15
Resilience Isn’t Who You Are, It’s What You Do —
After living in San Francisco for many years, my friend and her husband decided
to relocate to New York City. Jessica (not her real name) is an Asian American
woman in her early 30s. She began her first shift as a nurse practitioner at the
psychiatric ward of an NYC
Jan 09
MC#034: Leadership in Turbulent Times —
Also: Resilience: Actual vs Perceived + Annual Review
Dec 19
MC#033: The Social Science Theory that Explains Both Anti-Maskers & Racial Justice Protests —
Plus: Year End Types + Lovingkindness Meditation
Dec 13
MC#032: Keep the Flame Alive —
Plus: How games are the hard work we choose + simulating a Democratic Socialist as President
Dec 06
#031: Winning Teams —
Scotch & Bean: Code Name | The Complexity Science of Winning Teams | Hard Work vs Luck
Dec 05
Two Feelings You Need Before Starting a Startup —
First published in 2013, republished in 2020 with minor tweaks
I was talking to some folks about applying to Y Combinator and preparing
themselves to found a startup more generally. One point that I found myself
talking about, especially in terms of timing, was the two distinct emotions that
I
Nov 28
#030: Planning (Theory vs Practice) —
How Planning Works | Michael J Fox on Resilience | A Chinese Card Game