How to Be Practical at Work

Adopt a brewer’s mind

It’s no surprise that computers are substituting a lot of human work and doing it with more precision and efficiency. And yet, we Sapiens want to become more productive and efficient. What exactly does it mean to be productive? Could my productivity be automated by a machine? For the first time in humanity, we’re facing this dilemma. While there’s much work to be done, and productivity is still of utmost importance, having a brewer’s mind offers some valuable insight and an alternative to blind optimization. Continue exploring

How Change Happens (and Why)

There’s always something we want to change. But do we? What happens between that gap—the space between the moment we desire to change and the moment we begin it? And more importantly, sustain it? That’s the magic gap. There are so many reasons why we hesitate to start. It’s exhausting. It’s uncertain. Or maybe we’re just too busy. Whatever the case, we have to examine that magic gap more closely. How does change happen? What is the driving force that turns desire into decisive action? Continue exploring