Mike "Bagel"

The Internet Vs. The Care of Your Soul

1. No laptop in bed.

2. No internet for at least 30 minutes before you got to sleep.

3. Nothing on your feed reader that posts more than X times per Y.

4. Being bored does not mean you have to check your email.

5. Don't only read websites related to subjects you know inside and out.

6. For every X feeds that you add... See more

Finally, the topic of balance isn’t complete without discussing work-life balance. In startups, especially for founders where the lines between work and life often blur, achieving this balance can feel elusive. Yet it’s essential to sustainable success. True balance isn’t about rigidly separating work from life - it’s about integrating the two in a

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Making work easier. This is the problem. So obsessed with getting to the answer, completing the project, producing a result which are all valid things, but not where the richness of the human experience lies.

“Communication is about what is received, not what is intended. If there is a gap between what you are saying and what they are hearing, you have to find a new way to say it.”

“Stay close to your own knowing amid the noise. Remember your knowing doesn’t always need to be shared or displayed. Remember your knowing can be slowly and quietly tended to. Remember how much grows in the dark, in the places no one but you can see. Remember your knowing is enough and, when it’s not, there are others you can turn to for guidance,... See more