Seek Goals That Will Change How You Live
Some good reminders, especially: we underestimate the advantages of compounding (e.g., the exponential result of improving 1% every day) and long-term investment in anything.
Amazon is a Hybrid (workplace) Company
"Working from Home", is still a hot topic. I like to frame it as "working from anywhere" - because that is the reality: high performers work from the office, home, the airport, with clients and sometimes whilst they are grabbing a bite to eat. The key is balance - from all stake holders perspectives.
Writing strategies and visions
Strategies are grounded documents which explain the tradeoffs and actions that will be taken to address a specific challenge. Visions are aspirational documents that enable folks who don’t work closely together to make decisions that fit together cleanly.
Small teams
^ADJ: Great discussion on the power of small teams, with "High talent density", “T-shaped professionals" and high trust - worth thinking about how you deploy.
How AI Can Help You Make Better Decisions
Throughout history, humans have struggled to balance system 1 and system 2 [thinking] and, now that we’ve all gained access to a third system, that of AI, it’s important to figure out where it fits in.
^ADJ: Some good thinking:
- "Generative AI services such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude and Gemini essentially act as an augmented system 2."
- "AI is great for helping you to understand the consensus among those thousands of specialists or interpreting where a data distribution falls, but not good at recognizing edge cases or identifying facts not in evidence."
- "AI systems are exceptional at analyzing the past, but they can’t envision a completely different future, much less determine what we want from it."
To Recover from Burnout, Regain Your Sense of Control
Summary: When you’re burned out, you often feel like your circumstances are out of your control But this victim mindset only blocks you from doing anything about your situation. Instead, you need to believe that you have the ability to make choices to improve your present and future. You also need to believe that taking actions will change the way you feel.