The Power of One Perspective

Valentine's Day was Monday. Despite many reminders, I forgot to send cards and a gift for the other kids in my 1-year-old Ant's class. The picture above shows the gifts Ant received. I was quite impressed! The heart-shaped crayons is the winner for most creative V-day item! My husband and I also received, for the first time, a box of chocolates in the mail from our friends Dave and Melissa. It was a refreshing act of kindness that made my day.

Good Quote

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
Michael Jordan

Life

From time to time, I head to thedailygood.org to read positive stories from around the world. The article below summarizes some stories of unsung heroes performing acts of kindness from all over the globe. I was impressed with the length and diversity of the stories. After reading, you will feel inspired to know that there are such amazing people in this world.

10 Insights from 2021 That Give Us Hope, by KarunaVirus Editors
As 2022 sets sail, the editors of the inspiring news portal KarunaVirus, share ten insights gleaned over the past year, as they witnessed everyday people all over the world choosing love over fear in a multitude of different ways. Read on for a dazzling constellation of stories of compassion, resili…

Corporate Ecology

Darius Foroux explains how you can focus on your work activities to get more time back in your day. Foroux draws from the 1967 Peter Drucker book, The Effective Executive. Drucker is an advocate of deep focused work, and Foroux shares an exercise from Drucker’s book on logging your time and eliminating non-productive work. I did this exercise last year and I definitely gained a few hours of time back in my week.

Know Thy Time: Peter Drucker’s Strategy To Become More Effective - Darius Foroux
I think that a productive life equals happy life. Drucker is the first and best thinker when it comes to effectiveness for knowledge workers.

On Family

Bruce Feiler studies what makes great families. If you are a corporate parent, particularly in the technology sector, I am sure you have heard of Agile programming. Bruce brilliantly shows how the Agile framework can be applied to family dynamics. This Ted Talk was created in 2013 and it's still relevant today!

Agile programming -- for your family
Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own pun…

Disconnect

"There appears to be a correlation between those who skip breaks and those who feel burnt out..." This powerful statement from an article by Barney Cotton shows the results of the UK’s Digital Detox survey. The results reveal that over 1/3 of workers (36%) are skipping lunch breaks more often than last year.

I have tried to break this habit myself. I tell myself that if I work through lunch then I will not have to work late. But in reality, working through lunch causes me to go nonstop, which is not healthy for your physical or mental health. Tomorrow, I am going to step away from the screen and take a lunch break!

Over a third of workers now skipping more lunch breaks - Business Leader News
Over a third (36%) of UK workers are now skipping more breaks than last year, new survey data can reveal.

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