NonsenseAtWork #310 — Demands for more creativity at work have me worried about the future of our society. Not because I am against creativity. But because of what it takes to be creative under pressure. Consider the silly notion of “think outside the box.” Unless there are boundaries and constraints on your thinking…

Boost Cognition, Cacophony and Cheating — A picture may paint a thousand words, but that sort of painting will no longer happen in this newsletter. It seems that pictures in emails add more than just a thousand extra words. …

Struggle easier is the wise lesson to learn from your mistakes — Were you taught that life is a struggle? Of course you were. And so was I. We heard adults say silly things like “no pain, no gain.” And “if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.” That might have been sound advice when you were young. …

It’s often easier to keep a lid on — As we begin to open up… As some countries, some states, some counties, some municipalities, some businesses and some minds begin to open up, let me open up about what I don’t know whether to keep bottled up. As you know, nonsense at work causes the nonsense at work. Like…

And the Ones We Don’t — Do you know what I like about living in a (relatively) free country? I make my own choices. Every day. Do you know what I don’t like about living in a (relatively) free country? I must choose. Every day. Enough said. Live Life the Way You Plan Vacations It’s vacation planning time (viruses permitting). Do you go…

By asking better questions — Our new world order… Note, I did not say New World Order. Oh, what the heck. Let me cut the nonsense. In our new world dis-order, a lot of questions are asked and even more remain unanswered. (I’m sure you can figure that out.) So let me ask you. Have…

Share what you know or be isolated again — As we approach our time of The Great Unmasking (whatever the form of unmasking) and step away from the curtain (or screen), it behooves us to take a moment to reflect on what isolation has taught us. Or not. Reflecting on what we know or don’t know is always tricky…

Or you’ll face the wrong problem as you back into the future — On Days Like This (Van Morrison), when I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top (The Hollies) and everything is Over My Head (Fleetwood Mac), what’s a Poor Boy (Steve Earle) gonna do? I suppose this is just The Trouble With Normal (Bruce Cockburn). The new normal, that is. The…

Or zoom out of your job — With a lot of luck, a garnish of garlic and a wooden stake or two, we can finally go back to… …in-person meetings! Maybe I got that wrong. Maybe it should be: With a lot of luck, a garnish of garlic and a wooden stake or two, we can finally…