Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
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"If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that." - Stephen King
When something isn’t getting done, it’s because the person a) doesn’t have the time b) doesn’t have the skill or c) has some sort of psychological block. The third case is surprisingly common.
Sam Gerstenzang • Operating well – what I learned at Stripe
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Don’t do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention. Enjoy and be one with your work.
—Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Individuals matter
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What you don’t want to happen is unsustainable stress, or for people to not share failure or tell you when you’re wrong. So you need to actively fight this as the leader by: a) asking for dissent (“does everyone agree this is the right path? Does anyone disagree”? and letting a silence hang until someone speaks) b) reward debate.