Commuting For Liminal Space
An interesting article whose thesis is that commuting to work is good for you because it establishes a mental boundary between work and home. On the commute to work you get mentally ready for the day ahead, and on the commute home you relax into personal time. What do you think?
This was a fun article to read about the current banking issues.
Lunch with a friend I hadn’t seen in a while, chatting about all things medtech. A beautiful day in Boston … not a bad start to the workweek.
School was cancelled due to a snow storm that never materialized. My kids have friends over. I am forever grateful for a home office with a door I can close, and good noise-cancelling headphones.
Remember when Fridays were supposed to be the days where you worked on personal growth? Now, its all about meetings :) I guess I need to get better at blocking my calendar!
The remote work conundrum: Employees want it, but is it good for them? - The Boston Globe - all the rage these days.
I need to throw better parties! Via.
I’ve seen a lot of stupidity in my life, but this takes the cake. Show me you didn’t pay attention in high school in one tweet.
We spent this grey Sunday messing around the house, playing PS5, and going to the MFA. Kids were … less than thrilled but they did love the Greek/Roman exhibits (thanks Percy Jackson!)
A newly identified type of tomato has been hiding in plain sight - interesting, wonder if they can get some fun new genes to breed with domesticated tomatoes….
Wow happy I’m not flying to/from FRA right now!
"Drop out of it all. Read books, watch films, listen to music and drama on the radio. The days when it was like your phone could receive lovely postcards from all over the world are gone.” - Warren Ellis
How they make the greatest guitars in the world.
Well, this sucks for Zoom employees. Although this is a nice gesture from the CEO
CEO Eric Yuan wrote in the blog post that as the world continues to adjust to life after the pandemic, the company needs to adapt to the “uncertainty of the global economy.”
Yuan also said he plans to reduce his own salary for the coming fiscal year by 98%, and he is also foregoing is 2023 corporate bonus.
Librarians at the center of culture war
There’s no excuse for this. Banning books and harassing librarians are evil tactics of small minded people.
Ok this is a really high quality joke :)
