Ilana Ettinger
The Most Popular Idea I've Ever Invented (PARA Method) | Part 1
An interesting way of organizing multiple workstreams in life - especially relevant for people with portfolio careers or multiple businesses or varied projects and interests- “But the Greeks and the Romans both believed in the idea of an external daemon of creativity—a sort of house elf, if you will, who lived within the walls of your home and who sometimes aided you in your labors. The Romans had a specific term for that helpful house elf. They called it your genius—your guardian deity, the conduit of your inspiration.... See more
How to Become Indistractable
Company Culture and
To be sure, we’re seeing the erosion of the ideal of an employee whose family responsibilities are kept tastefully out of sight.
from The Pandemic Has Exposed the Fallacy of the “Ideal Worker” by Joan C. Williams
It’s because there’s still a widespread reverence for the “ideal worker.” We commonly define the ideal worker as someone who starts working in early adulthood and continues, full-time and full force, for 40 years straight. The concept reflects a breadwinner-homemaker model that dates back to the Industrial Revolution and functioned fairly well thr
... See morefrom The Pandemic Has Exposed the Fallacy of the “Ideal Worker” by Joan C. Williams
Like “future of work” companies, workforce development companies are focused on addressing challenges in the labor markets. But unlike “future of work” companies, which are ambiguously defined to include a wide array of companies, the workforce development category is precisely focused on solutions that improve the quantity and quality of labor. B
... See morefrom Building the American Workforce | Andreessen Horowitz by Oliver Hsu
