This is part 2 of a multi part review of Kourosh Dini's new video product What is this chapter all about? This second video chapter, the first real chapter after the introduction, goes deep on how to make considered choices about what you will be doing next. In short, this chapter explain how to best … Continue reading Zen & the Art of Work – Review part 2
Month: October 2016
Zen & the Art of Work – Review part 1
The review This is the first article in what will be an extensive review of Kourosh Dini's "Zen & the Art of Work". The idea is to go through the impressive product that Kourosh created and explain how it is relevant to me. Of course, your mileage may vary. Video 01 - Introduction The entire … Continue reading Zen & the Art of Work – Review part 1
Ulysses for iOS and macOS – a solution for a really bad itch
TL;DR - the combination of WordPress and Ulysses on iOS and macOS gives me a lot less excuses not to publish blog posts, as was the case with my beautiful SquareSpace account. Let's see where this takes me. Moving blogs As announced a couple of days ago, I moved blogging platforms, from an excellent SquareSpace … Continue reading Ulysses for iOS and macOS – a solution for a really bad itch
Failing to plan = planning to fail
TL;DR Organisations have no brains. And even humans, with brains, can barely imagine unexpected risks. Making sure we are adequately prepared for potential risks requires a thorough exercise of risk assessment. Each project or program requires such an effort. However, we often neglect that. Not so obvious When I mention the very simple idea that … Continue reading Failing to plan = planning to fail
Zen & The Art of Work
One of the key takeaways of Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist” is that we often look for things everywhere but where they have always been … with us. I had a quite similar experience recently. Here's that story ... Hearing from Kourosh … Kourosh Dini contacted me a couple of weeks ago. Getting an email from … Continue reading Zen & The Art of Work
Thinking your thoughts through
TL;DR - We often don't think thoughts entirely through, which leads to erroneous conclusions. We are too often intellectually lazy, and accept the first possible explanation. Awareness and simple techniques can aid us in understanding and countering these errors. When we stop wondering Does any of the following sound familiar? You always find your keys … Continue reading Thinking your thoughts through
Exploring The Black Box 