Links I Love: July 21, 2019
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER / BUSINESS Encourage Young Girls to 'Do' Science Rather Than 'Be' Scientists. (Lifehacker) Should You Apply for Jobs You Don't Want?. (Lifehacker) 6 Ideas to Form Bonds with Your Employees. (Under 30 CEO) Business groups slam House for passing $15 minimum wage bill. (CNBC) Tru Kids, b8ta to open 2 Toys R Us stores in time for the holidays. (Retail Dive) Arby’s Has an Answer to Plant-Based Meat: A Meat-Based Carrot. (New York Times) PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Why Leaving Work Undone Can Make You a Better Employee. (Lifehacker) Would You Return This Lost Wallet?. (New York Times) Are you guilty of ’emotional masturbation’?. (Well & Good NYC) Those Puppy Dog Eyes You Can’t Resist? Thank Evolution. (New York Times) How thinking about death became the ultimate practice for living well. (Well & Good NYC) HEALTH / FITNESS Your coffee habit could backfire if you drink it too early in the morning. (Well & Good NYC) The weather might be causing your … [Continue reading]
Weekend Recap: Mount Victoria in Frisco
Weekend of July 13-14 This weekend was the first one I got to spend with Craig in the mountains with his new van. Since this is likely going to be the template for the rest of my summer, I was super excited! So, first - Craig's van is actually an RV (a Travato 59K), meaning it's 22 feet long, has a bathroom (with toilet and shower), and a king-sized bed. So going "camping" with the van is hardly roughing it! But Craig just got the van two weeks ago, and was still trying to figure out all the systems. The week before, we had done a one-night test run down south in Pueblo, which helped us start figuring out all the gear to stock it with, and Craig learned a lot more from various YouTube videos about #VanLife #Hacks. (Let's be clear that I use those hashtags with air quotes and jokingly... I think it's a riot to tag pics on Instagram with those. So far my favorite "hack" someone saw fit to put in a video was to keep your things organized, and consider baskets. Um, no kidding.) Anyway! Craig went up to the mountains Thursday and started figuring out the ins and outs of where it's legal to park / stay, and after wrapping up meetings downtown around 6pm Friday, I headed out to … [Continue reading]
Links I Love: July 14, 2019
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER / BUSINESS Elon Musk: Tesla will stop selling cars [Update: at consumer pricing] once full self-driving is solved. (Electrek) What To Do If You’re Being Sexually Harassed. (New York Times) How to End Things on Good Terms with Employees. (Under 30 CEO) The 1 factor that improves workplace wellness for nearly every Myers-Briggs type. (Well & Good NYC) How Connected Employees Can Enhance Customer Experiences in Real Time. (Skift) How to Run Effective One-on-One Meetings. (Managed by Q) PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Walking meetings are supposed to improve the workday—here’s what happened when I tried them. (Well & Good NYC) To Be More Creative, Set Up an 'Analog Desk'. (Lifehacker) Changing and Conflicting Priorities. (Patty Azzarello) Fine-Grained Planning: Five Steps Toward Developing Quarterly, Monthly and Weekly Goals. (Laura Stack) Be a Better Conversationalist by 'Supporting' Instead of 'Shifting'. (Lifehacker) Researchers identify the personality trait … [Continue reading]
Race Recap: Superior Mile
Race run on July 4, 2019 Last Thursday morning was the annual Superior Mile. While this has become an annual tradition for me, this year's event was a little different than in years past! Craig had an 8am flight, so our alarm was set for 5:30am. I figured I'd get him out the door, then have plenty of time to get ready and leave for the 7:00am race start. However, somehow time got away from me and I didn't end up getting out the door until 6:45am. Yikes! Thank goodness the start was only five minutes away. I parked my car at 6:52am, and knew I was almost exactly a half mile from the start - straight up the race course. I figured that would be fine - I'd do a mix of running and walking intervals, like I usually do to warm up at Orangetheory, and I should get to the start line with a minute or two to catch my breath before the actual start. I turned my Garmin on to start finding the satellites, and congratulated myself for thinking ahead. But when I had about 1/3 mile to go, I suddenly saw the race field streaming downhill toward me, and someone (I later found it was my co-Trustee Kevin) yelled out "wrong way, Laura!" Ack - it was only 6:58am! I had partially misjudged (in … [Continue reading]
