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Working in technology means one thing above all else: chasing scale. There is a reason why much of the tech world is obsessed with growth. Free from physical constraints, digital systems can scale to an incomprehensible size. The appeal of conquering the engineering, design and business challenges of mega-scale is strong, the rewards immense. But u

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Habits are habitual practices based on cognitive processing, and further based on the structure of our basal ganglia and neural pathways. They tell our brain when we receive specific stimuli or a particular prompt. Habits are similar to rituals, but they are just things we do expecting a functional outcome. They are not rituals.

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A cultural reading of rituals with Dr Marcus Collins | WARC

Think about meetings as rituals- instead of habits. What are the current challenges with the design of the meetings? What the Ready talk about and how can I use the concept of rituals to connect it to the efficacy of a meeting- coaching, planning

“You’ve got to be really good to last. You really do. You’re not going to get by just on being popular. So I’m really just trying to learn and get better. Being rich is not about having a lot of money. Being rich is about having lots of options.”

Rock

Instead of identifying with my unpleasant thoughts/feelings (this is me and I hate it, I suck) or fighting them (this isn’t me and I reject it), I now try to understand them as emanations of parts of me, which I then engage with in a spirit of open-hearted curiosity.