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6-7

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

The “6-7” meme is everywhere and most people have no idea what it means. For me, it does mean something. 6 is Friday ...

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Thanksgiving

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

We often give thanks for what we have: our homes, our health, our work. But maybe gratitude is less about possessions...

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Small Leaks, Big Losses

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

We often think our time is stolen in grand heists, but most of the time, that’s not how it happens. Time doesn’t vani...

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The Quiet Answer

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Most tools find their purpose long after they’re made. Sometimes the wisest move is simply to pause and notice how th...

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Consumption Is A Disease

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

We used to call tuberculosis “consumption” because the body slowly wasted away. Today we use the same words for media...

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Happiness Beyond the Feed

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

We all want to be happy. But happier than others? That’s the trap. Social media is a full time job. We scroll through...

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The Trade We Don’t Talk About

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

We’ve all heard the saying: Good, Fast, Cheap – pick two. But what if instead of asking which two we must have,...

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The Moment Before More

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Don Draper got it: happiness is just a moment before you start wanting more. Sometimes, the trick is to hit pause and...

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The Scariest Thing in Your Feed

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Arthur C. Clarke said: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Sometimes, social medi...

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Productivity culture runs like a hamster wheel. It just keeps running, at the same pace, going nowhere.

Do you manage your time like a hamster wheel or do you put a training program in place and find time to rest?

There's a scene in "Mad Men" where Don Draper is asked what he thought about Hawaii, and instead of talking about beaches, he talks about becoming someone else. Not a version of himself with better tan lines and a Mai Tai. A different person. One who, for a few days, didn't miss

I recently took one of the best holidays of my life, and I never left the resort.

Turns out the destination is beside the point. What you're actually chasing is a change of pace, and if your holiday runs on the same schedule as your working week, you've just moved the treadmill

We have strategies for our careers, our finance, our help.

Pleased to announce a program to help answer an important question: “what’s your strategy for your time?”

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