…with Art of Manliness.
I suspect some Brits might be squeamish about the title, but this blog (now the “largest independent men’s interest magazine on the web”) has everything you need to know. As editors Brett and Kate McKay say:
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This made me laugh out loud. The latest in Nicholas Bate’s series…
In The Future 4
We will realise that it would have helped tremendously if we hadn’t been in so much of a hurry.
Fish for more pearls of wisdom, here.
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When you’re an independent, especially if you’re working home alone, starting a new project can seem inordinately difficult.
Chris Foley shares a useful perspective from Julia Cameron:
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Execupundit recommends slaying one small dragon each day:
Continue reading “Small dragons – slain by @execupundit”You know you need to confront them but other things somehow always seem to arise.
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How do you know it is a small dragon? There are two simple criteria: you’ve been putting off the task and you will feel much better when it is finished.
It must be tough building a business whose core products were launched in the 1950s. Fender is best known for its solid-body guitars and electric basses: the Telecaster (1950), the Stratocaster (1954) and the Precision Bass (1951).
The Times this week has a profile of Fender’s CEO, Andy Mooney, who took the reins in 2015. It’s a fascinating read both for gear-heads (I’m a life-long Fender fan) and strategy gurus.
Continue reading “DeFender of the Faith – Andy Mooney, @Fender”
We freelancers are a happy lot, but that doesn’t mean it’s a stress-free lifestyle. The corollary of freedom and flexibility is inevitable uncertainty. Sometimes it feels as if you’re always stressing about either time or money. How can Stoicism help?
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As Goldman Sachs relaxes its dress code, Sky News’s Adam Parsons argues for the power of a suit.
Continue reading “Wear a suit! Business dress for sovereign professionals”
Continue reading “Churchill’s cry for brevity – @UKNatArchives”I hope that … our Ambassadors and Agents abroad will be asked to bear in mind the strain on the cyphering departments and those who have to read their messages. The number and length of messages sent by a diplomatist are no measure of his efficiency.
Here’s a nice observation from Seth Godin:
Continue reading “The road to decay – @ThisIsSeth”I’m sitting on a black couch in the lobby of a nice theater. The couch is cracked and peeling, with seven strips of black gaffer’s tape holding it together. And you don’t have to be an interior geologist to see that it has developed this patina over time, bit by bit.
The question is: Who was the first person who decided to fix the couch with tape?
Kurt at Cultural Offering highlights the problem with the concept of “work-life balance”:
I’ve always considered my work part of my life. My friends – especially the successful ones – make their work an enriching part of life.
To be sure, keeping the demands of work in proportion to the demands of domestic life can be tough. Especially if, like may sovereign professionals, you work from home. But, the idea of work being something that is to be balanced against “life”? It’s a cute phrase but nonsensical when you think about it.
The Fast Company article he references is here. It’s a fascinating read on the importance and power of the language that we use.