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Inspired by Tim Ferriss’ 5 bullet Friday, here are 5 things that have me interested and excited this past week.

 

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5 Share Friday 13 Sept 2019

It’s back! After a break for a couple of weeks 5 Share Friday is back in your life. Guaranteed to come with more goodness than a goji berry and more excitement than a bungee jump off a bridge in New Zealand*

*actually more hope than a guarantee 

Quote I’m pondering – “In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none. Zero.” — Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner.

The quickest path to happiness – In my quest to identify what makes us happy, I’ve found Amy Blaschka has nailed some great questions to ask ourselves. It’s primarily about perspective and you can read it in full here at Forbes.

Sticking with perspective – Seth Godin’s daily blog recently highlighted the importance of perspective with a terrific example: The anatomy of annoying. Here’s a snippet to entice you in and ponder “My biggest takeaway is that the key leap wasn’t in discovering that the sounds came from a radiator. The lesson is that acting like it comes from a radiator completely solves the problem…”

New favourite app – Noisli enables me to mix and match my own soundtrack for productivity or relaxing. It’s a noise generator with sounds like rain, thunderstorms, wind, waves, birds and more. I’m finding it’s helping create an environment where I can focus no matter what’s going on around me. It also works offline so no internet required. Try it and see! (Free sounds via the website, small fee for the app)

Book I’m reading – My wife gifted me a book a few weeks ago. She randomly found it and instantly knew I’d want to read it. What’s it about? Well the title of the book says it all and I’ll say this, if you like Sonic the hedgehog and the Beatles this is definitely for you: Sonic the Hedgehog and The Beatles: A Comparative Analysis of the Games and Music

I hope you have a fantastic weekend doing the things you enjoy with the people you love.

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5 Share Friday 23 August 2019

Quote I’m pondering “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realised how seldom they do” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Book I’m reading – The little book of history. It’s a fantastic book charting our history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern world of today. It’s got fantastic visuals and I’m finding that learning from the past is helping me understand the now. Check it out, it’s easily digestible and fascinating to learn from.

Free Google / Powerpoint templates I’m using – Ever wanted professional-looking templates for an array of different occasions & topics? From C.V’s & marketing to business pitches and newsletters… Slidesgo has them all, and best of all there’s no signup. I’ve been using them quite a bit in the last week and they’re now my go-to for Google slide templates.

Building a personal brand – To some, personal branding is a turn-off, to others it’s a crucial part of building their career. In my quest to understand branding, I found Dominyka Venciūtė’s article. She describes 5 ways to build your brand and the part that resonated with me most was her sentence below:

“The secret of building a strong personal brand lies in understanding how you wish to be perceived. Once you figure that out, everything else will follow.”

Art I’m enjoying – This site has some terrific US president portraits. They’re funny and incredibly creative. My favourite is the last one which depicts Reagan and a chimp!

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5 Share Friday 16 August 2019

Quote I’m pondering – “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman

Music for focus – I’m still trying out various music to work to and have used up 3 of my 5 free sessions at Brain FM. It’s so good I’m signing up for a year ($47) after my trial. Try it for yourself, they have focus & productivity, relaxing and sleep modes, it’s fantastic!

Favourite new app – 1.1.1.1 is a free privacy app for your iPhone or Android. It replaces the connection between your phone and the Internet, ensuring your connection is private. Basically like a VPN, though with speed on your side.

Does the truth matter anymore? – A recent post of a photograph showing wolves trekking through the snow, described as demonstrating excellent leadership led me to an insightful article about how our news media are no longer trusted to filter the real facts from the fake facts.

It’s a terrific read and gives many real-life examples around Facebook, newspapers and digital journalism.

Best LinkedIn articles ever! – Shameless plug, I’ve been writing about living and working in Denmark. It’s a humorous look at being an expat in the land of happy. Check it out and see what you think.

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5 Share Friday 9 August 2019

Quote I’ve been pondering – “This is an economy based on connection. Can you be heard, can you connect, can you be trusted?” – Seth Godin

Seriously / Personally – Staying with Seth Godin, he wrote a blog post this week that’s stuck with me. He basically says you can take it seriously but you don’t have to take it personally. You can read it here. It’s only a couple of paragraphs yet its power is incredible if you make it a part of your day.

On parenting – Brené Brown shared some thoughts on a lesson in parenting that have stuck with her since having children. It’s actually a lesson any of us can be put into practice across all areas of life, from working with others to spending time out with close friends.

It really resonates with me as my wife and I already try hard to act in this way. What I hadn’t done is frame it in the way  Brené does. Now I can really work at it! It’s priceless, go take a look.

Career advice I’m reading – Gary Vaynerchuk merged and published 5 pieces of career advice on LinkedIn last week. I particularly like No. 4 Chase the process, not just the end result.

Overall I’m mixed on Gary’s posts on LinkedIn at the moment. It’s pretty evident he’s not doing them himself, as many are sloppier than his more polished content on other networks. That aside, it’s the content message that counts and his always resonates.

Productivity tool I’ve gone all in on – Nick at Getonwithit.blog put me onto this one and now I’m fully in. I’ve converted all my Evernote to Notion and am even using it at work too.

It’s fantastic and if you follow my posts already you’ll notice I mention it quite a bit. If you aren’t using it then I think you’ll be surprised when giving it a go. Enjoy!

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