WilliamLMillerApr 3, 2025
Yes, it feels like a siege. But the siege won’t last forever.
We must resolve to keep building for the moment after this.
I counsel you as I counsel myself: breathe. Cultivate strategy.
Shepherd the energy we may need.
Use it to design what should exist after.
We must be ready to return stronger, more united.
#EndTheSiege #TariffsAreTaxes #StrategicPatience #BuildForTomorrow #DesignTheFuture
SnagburzJul 2, 2024

Following a #podcast, to which I listened to yesterday, about using spyware to measure how much of the time an employee actually works.
I recalled another from Jason Feifer's podcast Build for Tomorrow:
https://www.jasonfeifer.com/episode/you-are-not-addicted-to-technology/

So, does that #surveillance really gives an employee the motivation to improve him- or herself? Or maybe surf social media and play games?

And here's something from the #bbc about worker surveillance doing more harm than good:
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230127-how-worker-surveillance-is-backfiring-on-employers

#jasonfeifer #buildfortomorrow #podcast #work

You Are Not “Addicted” To Technology | Jason Feifer

Are smartphones and social media addictive? Tech critics say yes. But actual addiction researchers say something else — and they point to ways in which our broad use of the word “addiction” can cause real harm. In this episode, we look at the history of supposedly “addictive” technologies, understand the surprisingly odd science behind today’s […]

Jason Feifer
Show threadAlyson DeckerApr 27, 2023
Which bring me to a few gems from #BuildforTomorrow that I wanted to share:
> Own your successes.
> “Things do not just happen to us. There is always something that we can control."
> Don’t be afraid to experiment.
> We thrive when we do the things we once thought were impossible. (I never thought I could own my own law firm... turns out I can.)
> It never ends. “[E]verything we do, as well as everything we are, is simply the next thing in a long line of next things."