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Which bird are you?
I am a lark.
In the book Time Wise by Amantha Imber she discusses the three main types of people and their alertness through various times of the day. It impacts when they are most productive for certain types of tasks. This has been written about in numerous other places but she summarises it really well:
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Alarms lost in the noise
Adding an alert or alarm for a situation you need to monitor should be a good thing but sometimes, depending on how it is done, it can actually make things worse or at a minimum not work as expected.
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Learning without action
Should all learning require an action?
I love to learn - I guess you might have worked that out from this blog. I spend a lot of my spare time reading books, listening to podcasts or watching videos.
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What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
I have a fear of failure … to an extent. I guess I am a little risk averse.
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Story bank
Life is made up of stories.
Emmy Sobieski mentions this in her interview for Stanford’s eCorner podcast:
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Giving second chances
Sometimes people need a second chance.
In the Simon Sinek interview with Leland Melvin they talk about giving a second chance to an employee and how they can sometimes turn out to be the best employee.
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Don't tell your friends
Andy Weir is one of my favourite writers. I have read most of his books. However he claims he doesn’t like the writing process.
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Going above and beyond
What does going above and beyond look like?
In a previous post I highlighted the difference between service and hospitality. This was based on a podcast with Will Guidara where he talked through how he got his restaurant, Eleven Madison Park, to be voted the number one restaurant in the world by focussing not just on the food but the overall experience.
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The difference between service and hospitality
What is the difference between service and hospitality?
I have had a book on my Amazon wishlist for a while - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara. I’ve not read it yet but I came across a podcast where he was interviewed by Simon Sinek so it piqued my interest.
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