Fragments, in no particular order. . .
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March 7th, 2023 — In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening.
Carol Dweck
March 7th, 2023 — Carol Dweck is a professor of psychology at Stanford University whose research focuses on how beliefs about intelligence can affect people's motivation, learning, and achievement.
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December 1st, 2022 — Change makes us vulnerable to tribalism and to the illusion of certainty. Christian’s Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac, The Future We Choose
The Price We Pay For Back To Back Meetings
November 29th, 2022 — If a meeting is worth attending then it should have actionable outcomes. Time to action the low-hanging fruit from the list is essential in processing the wider programme of tasks. If you're jumping straight into another meeting (or more) the pressure of those tasks builds and will quickly become overwhelming. This doesn't even account for the task & context switching involved. TL;DR - if you're not leaving enough space between meetings, you're doing it wrong.
