Non-transferable skills

Do you have skills specific to your industry or even to your employer that you wouldn’t be able to use in (most) other jobs?

In economics, these are called non-transferable skills. It can be lucrative to specialize, but if most of your skills are…

You’re not lazy (just change the inputs!)

Do you find it difficult to get your work done?

Struggling to manage your time? Do this instead

Have you tried different ways to manage your time? Have you experimented with scheduling your day this way or that, to see what’s most productive?

Feel overwhelmed? Review your projects

The feeling of having too much to do can be paralyzing. There’s so much to do; where should you start?

One way to get out of this situation is to start just anywhere. When you have a lot of tasks to do, completing one of them might be…

Why try to change minds when there’s an easier solution?

It’s usually easier to find people who already think like you than to change the minds of people who don’t.

Not a good fit within the company culture? Are people always staying late and do they expect the…

Keeping track with weekly reviews

Do you have lots of things going on in your life? Do you find it difficult to keep track of everything? Is the amount of stuff you want to do overwhelming?

Imagine knowing exactly where you stand on all your projects. Imagine being on top of…

What to tell yourself on a shitty day

“I should have things figured out by now”

Whether we’re 22, 28, 34, or 40 years old, we might tell ourselves:

“I should have figured things out by now. I should have a steady job or a successful business and I should have some stability in my personal life.”