Shared Links (weekly) July 27, 2025
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Worth Reading – How to Get More Comfortable Working Remotely and Actually Like It
I am likely very much in the minority in working this way. That’s OK. My point is that remote work should be flexible. Find what works for you that allows you to meet the job requirements and provides balance to your days. That’s the whole point.
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Worth Reading – The great AI delusion is falling apart
This reminded me of something I’ve long wondered about some of the measurements provided by fans of AI – the processes that take so much less time than they used to. Are they looking at the whole picture? I know that sales demos do not. They’ll claim to have created an entire business plan in 15 minutes using AI, while waving away any questions about how much time it would take someone to review, edit, and correct the business plan in question. Creating a business plan the old-fashioned way requires research, writing, rewriting, confirming details, and so on. With a couple of prompts, I have one, but will I then put in the same effort to verify that the draft pushed out by my AI tool is accurate and workable for my business?
If so, where is the time saved?
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Pay Them Enough to Care Or Stop Expecting Them To
You still have people performing tasks in exchange for a paycheck. They have no reason to feel like they matter. They’re ultimately replaceable. You remind them of that in a million little ways, then expect them to feel dedicated to the work your company does. That makes no sense.
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Shared Links (weekly) July 20, 2025
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Do You Feel Pressured to Work From the Plane?
Years from now, is anyone going to remember that thing you tied yourself into a pretzel to complete while 30,000 feet in the air? It’s unlikely. But your body and brain will be affected by the rest you didn’t get.
The goal of life is not to spend every minute being productive. There’s so much more than that.
