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Good day. Like clockwork, this mailing list subscriber base grows, and with equal consistency, I fail to update regularly. So strange. I’ve taken to Twitter the past week to discuss topics on my mind briefly. While I am disappointed in how well short bulleted lists convey thoughts on a

I’ve been thinking about this article for two years and working on it for the past six months. The piece came together when I found the idea that CGI Princess Leia was a good explanation for how my brain thinks about video conferences. Yeah, we’re all here, but

The holiday break is just about over, and after two weeks of relative chill, I’m prepared to go back to... sitting in my home office staring at tiny photos of humans on my screen. Sigh. The good news is the home office recently experienced a major upgrade of the

There is so much rain in California right now. We’re in dire need of rain, so this is good news, but we’re getting close to the “Thanks. Super. That’s enough”-phase of these rainstorms. More good news. The fourth edition of Managing Humans is out. With zero

Hi newsletter friends. Over here in the states, we’re preparing for Thanksgiving, the entryway to the holiday season, and the end of the year. It’s an excellent time to reflect. The final proofs for Managing Humans v4 are in my inbox; I’ll be glancing over them over

Strong word. I realize.

Buon giorno!

As with most articles the glimmer of this article appeared while riding the bike: https://randsinrepose.com/archives/check-your-work-ask-for-help-and-slow-down/ Actually, the short phrase “Check your work” popped into my head as I was thinking about the process of making a complicated decision. Short thought? Minimal words? Sounds like a tweet

This is a lightly-edited version of the last chapter of the latest book: https://randsinrepose.com/archives/the-way-i-heard-it-was/ I like the backstory for this piece. I was pre-Pandemic in Costa Rica with the family. They were giving me space each day to finish the book. Up in the morning, walk

Hi friends. Welcome to the second newsletter via Substack. My very brief report on Substack: super easy to use and well designed. There are far fewer hoops to jump through that on Mailchimp, but Mailchimp was not designed for newsletters again. New piece up this Sunday morning: Ask for Help1.