Happy Friday! ☀️
Greetings! I had a busy first week back at work taking calls, writing proposals, scheduling sessions, and some really really deep and rewarding coaching sessions with coachees. Wow.
What I’m reading 📖
A friend and Friday’s Five reader pointed me to this response (rebuttal) to the Techno-Optimist Manifesto I linked to last week. The piece written Dave Karpf uses a lot of depth and historic context to dig deeper into some elements of the manifesto and touches on points that helped me clarify my thinking on them. I like his proposal to reframe the term to Techno-Pragmatism. More about his writing over here.
What I’m listening to 🎧
Did you know that it took James Dyson more than 10 years and more than 5000 prototypes before eventually creating a mass-market cyclone suction vaccum cleaner–now to be considered one if not the best vaccum out there? I did not know and found this story of perseverance truly inspiring. Hear the full story over on the Founders Podcast.
What I’m watching 📺
Some of my favorite television podcasters had HBO’s Barry on their top-of-the-year lists for many years but somehow the show never clicked for me. Until last week and I got hooked. The premise of the show could read a little ‘dull’ (my short synopsis: “Hit man hit by identity crisis undergoes career switch into acting”) but it meets the high standards of an HBO show: compelling plot, incredible acting, a perfect blend of satire, comedy, and drama, and top tier production value. The series concluded after four seasons and they make for excellent television entertainment. Watch the trailer.
What I’m thinking about 🧠
“Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things.” – Donald Knuth
This quote resonated with this week as I return to work, feeling a little overwhelmed with the small and big action items to tend to.
What else?! 💯
After a concept conceived in the late 80ies, a few prototypes currently being built, and a permanent site already chosen somewhere in Texas and a second one later in Nevada, some time in the future the world will have a mechanical clock designed to keep time for the next 10,000 years. Fascinating.
Thanks for reading, have a great weekend!
David
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