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The psychology of attention residue and how I have started minimizing it
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (713+ words) There is a name for what just happened to you. There is also a number to go with it. Her conclusion is the part worth pinning above a desk: "when you experience attention residue and keep thinking about Task A…...
I'm 35 and for most of my adult life I confused motivation with discipline, and I wasted years waiting to "feel ready" before doing things that only ever needed me to just start
12+ hour, 35+ min ago (1167+ words) It's 11: 47 on a Tuesday night and I am, once again, "researching" instead of writing. Three tabs open, two podcasts queued, a notebook beside me with nothing in it. I have been telling myself for about six weeks that I will…...
Why self-taught generalists may dominate as AI rewrites the rules of work
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1012+ words) Last year, I was catching up with an old friend over a round of golf. We were swapping life updates, and at some point he laughed and said something like, "I genuinely don't know what to call you anymore. Are…...
Research suggests people entering the workforce today are on track to hold roughly twice as many jobs over their careers as people 15 years ago, and 70% of skills used in most jobs may change by 2030
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (975+ words) Home " Artificial Intelligence (AI) People entering the workforce today are on track to hold roughly twice as many jobs over their careers as people did 15 years ago. By 2030, around 70% of the skills used in most jobs could look completely different....
The habits that are ruining your focus aren't always the obvious ones like social media or a messy desk, they're the ones that feel productive, checking email before you've had a single original thought, saying yes to a meeting that could've been a message, and starting every morning inside someone else's agenda
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (624+ words) It's 7: 14 a. m. The coffee is still too hot to drink. Before the first sip, before the first real thought, a thumb has already swiped open the inbox. Three messages in, there's a flicker of momentum. By 7: 32, a reply has gone out…...
Psychology says the people who thrive in high-pressure environments aren't the most resilient " they've just built better systems for knowing when to stop
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1238+ words) Sydney, 2014. I'm sitting in a meeting room on the fourteenth floor, and someone across the table has just asked me a direct question. I can see their mouth moving. I can hear the words. I cannot, for the life of…...
What 40 years of showing up to hard, physical work taught me about the mental habits no productivity app will ever replicate
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1307+ words) Productivity culture has it backwards. It thinks the problem is that you don't have the right system. The truth is most people are using apps to avoid the only thing that actually builds a working mind: doing hard things, badly,…...
The career ladder you climbed is being dismantled in real time
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1082+ words) The career path most of us were sold went something like this. Get the degree. Land the entry-level job. Pay your dues for a few years. Get promoted. Move into management. Climb steadily for the next thirty years. Retire with…...
How to position yourself for the jobs that don't exist yet
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1066+ words) According to the World Economic Forum, 65% of children entering primary school today will end up working jobs that don't exist yet. The WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025 projects 170 million new roles created by 2030, alongside 92 million displaced. The most valuable work…...
The skills you need to to future-proof your career when the future keeps changing
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1186+ words) 39% of the core skills workers have today will be transformed or outdated by 2030. Almost 60% of the global workforce will need retraining over the same period. That's the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, not a thinkpiece. The job you…...