Work and Productivity Archives - Anwen Garston /category/work/ Blog Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:03:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 84828299 Business and Relationships: Lessons from Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog and Peter Thiel’s Zero to One /working-relationships/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-relationships Sun, 05 Nov 2017 19:22:26 +0000 / So I finished Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog this weekend. I loved it. I had no idea where Nike came from and really enjoyed it. I’ve written about how the prologue got to me.  Some of Knight’s closing comments also got to me. At the end of the book, he talks about watching the Bucket List with his wife, and reflects […]

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]]> 2294 Crazy Ideas /crazy-ideas/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crazy-ideas Fri, 27 Oct 2017 20:48:28 +0000 / Sometimes I find it hard to sleep. Either getting to sleep, or waking up at 2am and not drifting off until 6am. I’m wide awake. Wired. A million things racing through my mind. Lots of crazy ideas. Today for example. I’ve had 2.5 hours sleep. I’m not working today but I hate feeling that tired. I can get by on […]

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]]> 2285 Ray Dalio on Principles, Strengths and Weaknesses /weaknesses/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaknesses Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:08:03 +0000 / I listened to Ray Dalio promoting his new book on Tim Ferriss’ podcast recently. I promptly bought the book, which must be one of my most highlighted so far. Here’s Ray’s TED talk where he talks about building Bridgewater, (one of the most successful investment companies in the world), and some of the secrets behinds its success.   I love […]

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]]> 2267 Emmy Inspired Thoughts on Sexual Discrimination /sexual-discrimination/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sexual-discrimination Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:57:38 +0000 / Reading and watching clips of the Emmys this year, reminded me of two conversations I had over the weekend. One was about discrimination. The other was on domestic violence. It was while watching Elizabeth Moss, (who had just won the Outstanding Lead Actress award for her role in The Handmaid’s Tale), being interviewed backstage. Elizabeth described how, in relation to […]

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]]> 2222 NHS and the WannaCrypt Virus /nhs-wannacrypt/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nhs-wannacrypt Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:05:57 +0000 / Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE the NHS. However, I was pretty shocked and majorly disappointed when I learnt that parts of the NHS’ IT system was run on Windows XP…. By now most people would have heard about the ransom ware attack that managed to affect most of the world’s countries and cause a huge amount of chaos […]

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]]> 1646 “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw /changing-minds/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-minds Fri, 08 Sep 2017 05:58:00 +0000 / There’s a lot that I’ve changed my mind on recently. I know this post will grow over time. I’m not talking about regrets – of which I have plenty. And while we’re on the subject, I do think that the “no regrets/my life is perfect/I wouldn’t change anything” philosophy is overrated. Dwelling on regrets makes no sense, but acknowledging where […]

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]]> 2118 Finding Meaning in the Future /finding-meaning-future/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-meaning-future Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:55:07 +0000 / I’ve always been fascinated by the future. Yuval Harari’s Homo Deus is a fascinating book if you’re interested in what the next generations of humanity might look like. I also stumbled across this interview with Elon Musk from earlier this year. I love how this guy thinks, (read Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Space X and […]

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]]> 2114 How to Take a Year Off and Travel the World /how-to-travel-the-world/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-travel-the-world Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:56:14 +0000 / I talk to so many people about this.  They all “wish” they could do it. I don’t know if they honestly do.  Such assertions are inevitably followed up by an excuse, a reason as to why they can’t go. The excuses never make sense – to me anyway. There will never be a perfect time to go, or do most […]

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]]> 1589 Why 9 to 5 Monday to Friday is Broken /9-to-5-monday-to-friday/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=9-to-5-monday-to-friday /9-to-5-monday-to-friday/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 04:12:32 +0000 / I’ll soon be making my way back to the UK where I’ll be looking for work. I’ll be honest. I’m dreading it. Some people love working in an office.  Sadly, I’m not one of them. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy most of my work, and I’ve been lucky to work with some great people who have become life long […]

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]]> /9-to-5-monday-to-friday/feed/ 3 1191 Benefits of Meditation – Why and How /meditation/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meditation /meditation/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:20:30 +0000 / Meditation has changed my life.  I don’t really understand how it works – all I know is that meditating on a daily basis, has brought me and those around me lots of benefits.  I’m a much calmer person, and I’m urging everyone I know to get on it! Don’t get me wrong, I can still be a crazy bitch when I […]

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