I liked the “Border Collie” post today, the podcast about air conditioning in Europe, and the interview with Mike D. Quote of the Week […] the eco-philosopher Derrick Jensen, who says: ‘The good thing about everything being so fucked up is that no matter where you look, there is great work to be done.’ Meditations for Mortals Oliver Burkeman Leadership TBM 433: The Border Collie Faustian Bargain - fun model. I think this applies to other ways of buy-in too. ...

I have been on vacations, which means today is a bit longer than usual. AI stuff is taking over, so there is a new section. I’ll keep it balanced, as I bounce between loving and hating it. If you are looking for something good, check out the videos about Spike Jonze’s skate video and about Belle and locations. ...

Rand’s perspective on All Hands is worth a read this week. I did enjoy the interview with the airline pilot. Quote of the Week The first rule is that a measurement—any measurement—is better than none. High Output Management Andrew S. Grove Leadership In defense of AI mandates (xpost) - interesting perspective. You will lose people obviously, in some way or another. ...

This week I enjoyed the last episode in the Industry Special from Escape Collective about Chinese brands. The Overnight Success podcast is worth subscribing to, even if you are not into bicycles. It’s about founders and their businesses. Quote of the Week The technologies we use to try to “get on top of everything” always fail us, in the end, because they increase the size of the “everything” of which we’re trying to get on top. Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman Leadership Struggle Creates Value - “We are going to, and we need, to struggle together.” ...

This week was weird. Something happened to my RSS reader. Anyway … still some good stuff — the interview with Kelsey Hightower, and the piece on how Meta is messing up its culture. Quote of the Week Remember, Peter Drucker said that if people spend more than 25 percent of their time in meetings, it is a sign of malorganization. I would put it another way: the real sign of malorganization is when people spend more than 25 percent of their time in ad hoc mission-oriented meetings. High Output Management Andrew S. Grove Leadership Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? - sign of maturity :-) ...