Mondays are fine. It’s your life that sucks.
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Mondays are fine. It’s your life that sucks.
There is only one way to avoid criticism:
do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
Aristotle (via forbes)
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The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, in the opposite direction
— Me, reflecting on some meetings I’ve had recently
Sometimes you need to take a step back and learn to walk before you try and run.
Hanlon’s Razor
In yesterday’s link roundup post I linked to an article about communication strategies within a geographically disparate team that made mention of Hanlon’s Razor.
I’ve known my boss’ boss’ boss to express this in different words:
“Nobody gets out of bed and comes into work in the morning just to screw you over.”
It’s good to know that there’s a name for this concept I can reference, and also an alternative wording I can use to make it appropriate for all audiences:
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by ignorance.”
Wikipedia also teaches me that Sir Bernard Ingham coined an even more succinct version:
“Cock-Up Before Conspiracy.”
Не оставяй днешната работа за утре
Translation: “Don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today.”
This year, I’ve made a commitment (to myself more so than anybody else) to make more charitable donations.
Find out why and read about what I’m supporting on my all new Causes page.
As an aside, I made the image at the top of this post myself. This is my first time putting a large bold quote on a serene background as is apparently the trend these days. I think I have something of a knack for it, no?
This year, I’ve made a commitment (to myself more so than anybody else) to make more charitable donations.
Find out why and read about what I’m supporting on my all new Causes page.
As an aside, I made the image at the top of this post myself. This is my first time putting a large bold quote on a serene background as is apparently the trend these days. I think I have something of a knack for it, no?
Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com
Any process is better than no process; A good process is better than a bad process; Even a good process can be improved
Michael Hammer (1948 – 2008), founding father of BPR