Links I Love: April 5, 2020
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 4 Startups Inspired by Everyday Problems. (Under 30 CEO) What is the ideal age to retire? Never, according to a neuroscientist. (TED Talks) The Hard-Knocks Restaurant World Discovers Wellness. (New York Times) Similar: Can Wellness Heal the Workplace?. (New York Times) Macy's to be replaced on S&P 500 by Carrier Global. (CNBC) Amazon’s Pandemic Savior Complex. (Medium) What Retailers Can Learn From H-E-B's Coronavirus Strategy. (Morning Brew) How Grocery-Store Workers Became the New First Responders. (Vogue) What Does ‘Dressing for Work’ Mean Now?. (New York Times) 12 smart financial next steps if you were laid off because of the coronavirus, according to the pros. (Well & Good NYC) 3 Considerations: How We Operate Effectively as a Virtual Organization. (She Should Run) PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 Practices To Become Indistractable At Work. (Forbes) Managing Stress and Emotions When Working Remotely. (MIT Sloane) Everyone Is Home Right Now, … [Continue reading]
Weekend Recap: Filling the Time
On Tuesday, I hosted a virtual happy hour for one of my teams at work. I had everyone fill out a survey of silly / interesting questions ahead of time, then we guessed who gave which answer. It was a lot of fun! One of the questions was, "If you could have any superpower, what would it be?" Whenever I've been asked this question in the past, my answer has always been, "the ability to freeze time." In the last few years, I have found myself acutely aware of how limited my time is. There is so much I want to do, and never enough time in the day to do it all. I feel guilty that I can't see more friends, get more work done, spend more time volunteering, and of course, take more time for myself exercising, cooking, and reading. Being able to have as much time as I want sounds like the best thing in the world! But now, after two weeks of sheltering in place, I kind of have that superpower. I'm not spending hours of time in airports and on planes, I'm not spending time driving anywhere, and while I've been calling friends and doing Zoom happy hours with them, we don't spend nearly as long video conferencing as we would together if we were hanging out in person. And I'm find that … [Continue reading]
What I Read in March 2020
Turns out I can make up a lot of reading ground when I'm isolating at home! I read 10 books in the month of March, which means I'm now only three books behind schedule on my goal to read 100 books in a year. I'm guessing this will finally be a year I reach my goal, or maybe even go a little bit over! This month, I gave five stars to several books - mostly novels that helped me escape the real world a bit. With all the stress in the world, I'm trying to read stuff more for fun than for personal growth. I would love your recommendations on novels I should try! 5 stars: The Lies That Bind, by Emily Giffin: Tore through this book in one night as I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. There were so many twists and turns along the way, I couldn't guess how it was going to end, but I was pretty satisfied with the happy ending (at least in my opinion) we got. It was fascinating to watch Cecily live through 9/11 and the aftermath, and while she kept a big secret throughout much of the book that felt a little odd, it wasn't quite Sophie Kinsella-style where I was angry at the silly girl for not just telling the truth. This was so different from Giffin's other novels … [Continue reading]
Quarantine Health Goals
I'm sure you've seen some of the memes out there about coming out of quarantine unrecognizable due to weight gain. I'm taking the opposite approach. I've been indulging a bit too much on yummy food and drinks lately, so I'm trying to take advantage of my extended stay at home as an opportunity to eat healthy, work out hard, and come out in better shape than I went in! My hard-and-fast daily quarantine rules are as follows: Do a Peloton core workout every morning. I've been particularly loving this 5 minute class by Robin... I've tried a bunch of ten minute classes that don't make me burn as much as this one does! I've been doing this as soon as I wake up, while I'm letting Sesame out into the yard. Go for at least a 20 minute walk every day. Necessary with Sesame, but even if / when she gets adopted, I want to keep this up. Every hour that I'm working at my desk, do 10 pushups. Last week I was trying to make this 10 pushups, 1 trip down and up the stairs, and a 45 second hollow hold... but all that was too much and then I did none of it. I'm staying firm at 10 pushups from now on! Do at least 30 minutes of a solid workout every day. (Today, it was this … [Continue reading]
