Long Time Expat In Japan
I'm told if you have a catchy title then people read your posts more. Let this be a little experiment. I’ll give you the #1 reason up top. #1 - They didn’t feel the need Let me get back into the research for a second to give that context. Pew Research asked 5k workers in … Continue reading Six Reasons Why Employees Don’t Use All Their Paid Leave (#1 is not what you think)
Kind of a work-y post. Fairly warned. So I had some training recently, explaining how I can use some AI tools at work. It got me thinking, and I read some articles (company had subscriptions, sorry there's a pay wall for some links). Everywhere you look, people are talking about how AI is going to … Continue reading Random Thoughts on AI
Trillion Dollar Coachby Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle I don't much write about work-related stuff. But I'd been thinking about happiness and work, and I had a book on my (virtual) shelf I had bought about four years ago. I read it. And it was okay. The coach in the title is Bill … Continue reading …in Which I Write About Business Stuff
Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life (hereafter S2S)by Arthur C. Brooks The title is a mouthful. It was something of a turnoff, to be honest. It reminded me of the self help books that I want no part of. Books that aim to help you squeeze … Continue reading Second Half of Life
Megathreats by Nouriel Roubini Roubini, an economist and professor, is best known for predicting (in 2006) the financial meltdown of 2008. As a result of that prediction, he's been nicknamed, "Dr. Doom." After reading this book, his nickname is well-deserved. Megathreats explores the economic and geopolitical risks and challenges facing the world in the 21st … Continue reading Book Review – Megathreats
I haven't had anything to say for a while. Today I do. So for the bots and social media marketers who still "read" this blog, I give you my thoughts. These thoughts are on the stock market. This is not very typical of me and this blog. I started it largely because I wanted to … Continue reading DotCom PTSD
On a completely separate note, I updated my Apple Podcast app recently. I really dislike the changes they made. OK, maybe I’m old and I resist change, but it seems like Apple sometimes just changes stuff, not for the better, just because. Nearly every time I manually download a podcast, the app mixes the title … Continue reading Podcasts
Not a Zoom meeting but close. Don’t misunderstand. I’m very thankful for my job. I have so much to be appreciative for. But this meeting was loooooong
Like a lot of people these days, I am working from home for a little bit. Apropos of nothing, or perhaps just to pass the early morning hours (I get a little more time in the day sans-commute), I decided to start recording my dreams. For a long time, it seems, I haven't been remembering … Continue reading Passing Time
Netflix was in the news last month. The company announced that employees can take a year of maternity or paternity leave during the first year after having a child. Sounds great. Most people hear this and think, "what a great company to work for. They must really care for their employees, think of them as … Continue reading Championing Disaffection
B.S. Donovan 