[Vol. 1 Issue #195]
The planets will line up tonight when this newsletter hits the "digital stands." Today we dress the part and show up for work wherever that is. Brands we love and hate have a few exciting associations and a simple audit for clarity before diving underwater for images. We start with the stars above and end with the sea below.
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New Matrix:
One Sentence Journal: Make it through the day.
One Big Task: Work with kids.
One Connection: Kiddos.
Reading Tunes: Boomerang II
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Soul Asylum Seekers
Importance of a Uniform
David Cain, the writer and creator of raptitude.com, writes about how he has changed his work-from-home joggers to getting dressed for a day of actual work. There is something significant about separating work from home, even if you work from home. My first work-from-home job was in 1998; I was in my 20s, my spouse was in grad school, and our firstborn son was a year old. I left an excellent job with a young family to start a web design company, and I spent the first six months of that start-up in the basement of our condo.
Game Day
If you've spent years working in an office with people and then you move to your house, the isolation is a challenge, and the fear is something you have to fight minute by minute, hour by hour. To combat the "scaries," I got up simultaneously with my new business when I went to work. I dressed in khaki and a button-down shirt most days, even if I wasn't scheduled to see anyone. I did the same things I always did; I wore the uniform and came to play every day.
Lessons
One of the memories I still remember from high school is what Fr. Laughlin, our Dean of Students, told me after I was sent to the office for a dress code infraction. I went to a Jesuit high school, and we didn't have a uniform, but collard shirts and no blue jeans were part of the dress code. I spent four years in corduroy jeans. Fr. Laughlin told me, "It's easier to be a gentleman when you dress like a gentleman. This was utterly lost on 17-year-old me, but 25 years in business later, one piece of advice contributed to my success.
Spotlight
Brand Vibes
1440 is a tremendous source for exciting stories, and links found a story about the best and worst brands worldwide. A few exciting highlights we picked out of the article. We are amazed at the number of reports that evaluate tweets to determine findings. It seems unscientifically scientific, but better than a phone survey these days.
Chocolate Wins!
We agree!
Airline & Energy Lose
Not surprising, but not as sold on this one. A bigger surprise is the brand that emerged as the most hated brand on the planet. It's based in the US, and it's a television network.
Big Things
Industrial Designs
Beautifully Simple
Sahil Bloom takes common principles, rolls them together, and adds a tool to help categorize them into sections to help you see your situation and how you can improve it. The Simplicity Audit looks at four essential areas of your life: Physical, Digital, Mental, and Social. What's necessary, and what's in the way. Bloom is a big fan of Benjamin Franklin, as are many big thinkings and productivity "artists," He starts by showing a picture of part of Franklin's daily journal. Every night Franklin cleared his mental and physical clutter.
Piles
I have too many piles, lists, and apps that keep my digital stacks and lists in a never-ending archive loop. The simplicity audit can also help you determine what's important and help you pitch the rest. Unfinished projects with no deadlines are taking up valuable space in your mind. The sooner you audit and dump them, the more freedom and energy you will have for what you want to do.
Pictures of You
UPY 2023 – Underwater Photographers of the Year - Collection
Big Noise
An in-depth review - Premature Evaluation: boygenius the record.
Henry Rollins bets big on the future with a new Nashville project.
The Edge from U2 says guitar renaissance is coming.
Words from Gen X
Words from Gen X in age or spirit.
"Everyone is interesting as long as you ask the right questions- Chris Martin`s (Coldplay) dad
Thank you for spending a few minutes with us. Here’s one for the road!
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