Career/Work
It’s no coincidence that we keep grappling with the language for how to cultivate a good and productive life (witness the successive manias for wellness in the form of hygge, Marie Kondo, tech, freedom from tech). We all struggle daily with the balance of work and play. Both are essential to a life full of meaning. Fallow time, when practiced the r
... See moreBonnie Tsui • Opinion | You Are Doing Something Important When You Aren’t Doing Anything - The New York Times
The intersections of capitalism and wellness and work
16. Create a interview pitch
Prompt: "provide a response to "tell me about yourself" in an interview using the resume and strengths from the SWOT analysis" https://t.co/bDONl7Wpny
Everyone knows that to do great work you need both natural ability and determination. But there's a third ingredient that's not as well understood: an obsessive interest in a particular topic.
Paul Graham • The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius
Working an hourly job can cause your real survival skills to atrophy. Too many workplaces reward you for putting in facetime rather than offering real value.
navidm.com • Lifestyle Design: How to Create a Business & Life You Love in 2020
2d/ More questions:
4. How would you describe the culture at X company?
5. Why did you join X company?
6. What's something about X company that you didn't know going in, but was surprised to discover?
What do you most enjoy about your roles as a researcher, planner, and strategist?
I really enjoy being curious for a living. As a cultural strategist, it’s all about getting under the skin of not just the brands I work for and its customers, but also identifying the red threads that help to make sense of what’s happening in the increasingly chaotic... See more
I really enjoy being curious for a living. As a cultural strategist, it’s all about getting under the skin of not just the brands I work for and its customers, but also identifying the red threads that help to make sense of what’s happening in the increasingly chaotic... See more
Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand • In conversation with Alexi Gunner
If you read all the time what other people have done you will think the way they thought. If you want to think new thoughts that are different, then do what a lot of creative people do — get the problem reasonably clear and then refuse to look at any answers until you've thought the problem through carefully how you would do it, how you could sligh
... See morepaulgraham.com • Richard Hamming: You and Your Research
5.1 Interview etiquette
After the interview, send a thank you email.
Be genuine and say how much you enjoyed the conversation. Give them specific points!
Use this to reinforce that the combination of your skills and personality would be a great fit for the role.