Dear alan russell,
Welcome to the latest edition of our irregular and irreverent newsletter.
In this issue, you'll hear about some changes to DanPink.com, 4
awesome productivity tips, and 10 articles you really need to read:
Let’s
go . . .
Starting
today, you’ll see some changes in the website, newsletter, and podcast.
Here’s what’s happening:
1. DanPink.com
will become a resource center. We’re reconfiguring the web site to
make it much less about what’s happening this day or this hour and much
more about providing you a rich set of enduringly useful resources. We’re
going to shutter the blog and instead expand and deepen our collection of
videos, articles, and guides on working smarter and living better. (For
example, check out our new 90-second videos on
pitching more effectively)
2.
This newsletter will become the main way I communicate with readers. I’ll still be sharing insights, tools, tips, and reading
suggestions -- but I’ll do that through the newsletter, which I’ll begin
delivering more often. Of course, the newsletter will remain free of charge
and free of advertising. And for brief musings, I’ll continue to Tweet.
3.
Office Hours will become a straight podcast. Our radio-ish program – “Car Talk for the human engine” –
has been a huge success. But since most people can’t listen live, we’re
changing the format. Instead of a live broadcast, we’re now going to simply
record the program and release it on iTunes and on DanPink.com. This
will offer us more flexibility in booking great guests and allow us to
produce more shows. We’ll still take listener questions, but we’ll do that
via Twitter in advance of each program.
As
these changes roll out, please let us know what you think of them.
4
SMART PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
The
book was worth the quick read, especially for these 4 insights and
suggestions:
--
“The single most important change you can make in your working habits is to
switch to creative work first, reactive work second. This means blocking
off a large chunk of time every day for creative work on your own
priorities, with the phone and e-mail off.”
--
“Book time on your calendar for uninterrupted, focused work—and respect
those blocks of time as you would any client meeting.”
--
“It’s better to disappoint a few people over small things, than to
surrender your dreams for an empty inbox. Otherwise you’re sacrificing your
potential for the illusion of professionalism.”
--
“What I do every day matters more than what I do once in a while.”
10
ARTICLES WORTH READING
One of
the features readers have found most valuable is reading recommendations.
So, in what will be a regular feature, here are 10 articles I’ve read
recently that I’ve found intriguing enough to recommend to you.
3. Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report -- This
isn’t an article per se. It’s a 117-slide deck from the smartest Internet
analyst on the planet. But if you’re interested in the future of
technology, it’s a must-read.
4. Why Men Work So Many Hours -- In
HBR, Joan Williams insightfully dissects the real reason
why most workplace flexibility programs haven’t fully taken off.
5. How to Escape Bad Decisions -- Adam
Grant explains why we so often escalate our commitment to poor decisions –
and provides four ways we can avoid the trap.
7. Can Government Play Moneyball? -- In
The Atlantic, a former Obama and former Bush official show that we often
have no idea whether government programs are actually effective.
8. Why Stage Parents Push Their Kids -- Time
magazine on new research showing that – yes, indeed – Tiger Moms
and Little League dads are living out their own personal demons rather than
helping their kids.
5
OTHER NEWSLETTERS I LIKE (AND YOU MIGHT, TOO)
One
reason I’m putting more emphasis on the Pink newsletter is that I’ve come
to rely on other newsletters as sources of ideas, information, and
inspiration. Here, in alphabetical order, are 5 email newsletters that
always elude my delete key:
Farnam Street – “Seeking wisdom by mastering the best of what other
people have figured out.”
Springwise – “Your essential fix of entrepreneurial ideas”
THINKERS50
WANTS YOUR VOTE (AND SO DO I)
Every
other year, the keen minds at Thinkers50 select the writers, researchers,
and professors who are having the greatest impact on business thinking. I
was honored to be on the list in 2011 –
and, frankly, I’d like to earn a spot again this year.
That’s
where you can help.
As
part of its process, Thinkers 50 is asking people around the word to cast
ballots for their favorite thinkers. If any of my books have been useful to
you in your work, I’d appreciate your vote. No obligation obviously. But it
would be a huge help. Even better, you can vote for more than one person,
which means you can also include folks like Teresa Amabile, Bob Sutton,
Edward Deci, Seth Godin, David Allen, and more. Could I have your vote?
* * *
As
always, thanks for reading our humble newsletter. Enjoy the rest of the
summer (or the rest of the winter if you’re in that part of the
world).
Cheers,
Daniel
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