servant leader

Characteristic servant leader actions include: 

• Listen and support teams in problem identification and decision-making 
• Create an environment of mutual influence 
• Understand and empathize with others 
• Encourage and support the personal development of each individual and the development of teams 
• Coach people with powerful questions rather than use authority 
• Think beyond day-to-day activities; apply systems thinking 
• Support the teams’ commitments 
• Be open and appreciate openness in others

implementation

If the implementation is hard to explain, it’s a bad idea. If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea

Stop Hiding Behind Complexity

Do the work. Rest. Progressively make it harder. Tweak as needed. Repeat. Nothing complex about it. It’s as simple and as hard as that. The more complex you make something the easier it is to get excited about; talk about; and maybe even get started. But the harder it is to stick to over the long-haul. Complexity gives you excuses and ways out and endless options for switching things up all the time. Simplicity is different. You can’t hide behind simplicity. You have to show up—day in, day out—and pound the stone.

smartphone worship

I hadn’t deliberately chosen to worship my smartphone, but when you repeatedly bow your head to something, stroking it thousands of times a day, it begins to shine like an idol.

productivity & fulfillment

sometimes the best way to address productivity is to rethink everything about how you spend your time and how you set your priorities, helping you be not only more productive, but more fulfilled.

distracted by everything?

Basically, if you commit to nothing, you’ll be distracted by everything. Use simple rules to guide complex behavior. You can’t be great at one task if you’re constantly dividing your time 10 different ways. Mastery requires focus and consistency. The bottom line? Do the most important thing first each day. It’s the only productivity trick you need.

real mistake

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing — Henry Ford

Staying static as a dev

Being a strong developer means being proactive with your learning, said Eugene Brodsky, head of software development at SaferVPN. “Always focus on learning, following the latest news, and reading at least five articles a day about what is going on in the industry,” he said. “Make sure you pick the areas that you like as well as something you’re less familiar with in order to get a broad range of information.”

 “Don’t think you will ever master anything—development these days is just continuous education,” said Christopher Mendy, CTO of Evus Technologies. “If you’re in an office with other developers, listen first, then speak. It’s the quickest way to learn.”

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video games for kids

We look for competence — the need for mastery, progression, achievement, and growth.

We need autonomy — the need for volition and freedom of control over our choice.

And finally, we strive for relatedness — the need to feel like we matter to others and that others matter to us.

If kids see parents are on their team and not just an obstacle to their needs being met, the all-too-common adversarial relationship begins to change.

 When kids see parents are not trying to stop them from having fun, but are rather helping them keep things in perspective and in the right proportion, they become allies instead of enemies.

 read more: https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2018/08/26/kids-video-game-obsession-stems-from-unmet-psychological-needs-not-video-games/

meaningful lives

The most meaningful lives, I’ve learned, are often not the extraordinary ones. They’re the ordinary ones lived with dignity.

education

Ordinary people seek entertainment. Extraordinary people seek education.

Amazon Redshift Spectrum

Amazon Redshift Spectrum enables you to run Amazon Redshift SQL queries against exabytes of data in Amazon S3. With Redshift Spectrum, you can extend the analytic power of Amazon Redshift beyond data stored on local disks in your data warehouse to query vast amounts of unstructured data in your Amazon S3 “data lake” -- without having to load or transform any data. Redshift Spectrum applies sophisticated query optimization, scaling processing across thousands of nodes so results are fast – even with large data sets and complex queries. https://aws.amazon.com/redshift/spectrum/

minds

Small minds discuss people. Average mind discuss events. Great minds discuss ideas.

thoughts

everything new is already old, and everything unfamiliar is new.

What are some uncommon ways to work smarter instead of harder?

Use ninja keyboard shortcuts. Get enough rest and sleep, even when you are behind Use a Kanban board Say NO Procrastinate, but not until the last minute Delegate Don't be a perfectionist. Expect the "first draft" of any project to be shitty. Increase your typing speed Use the 80/20 Principle. Analyze the work before you start. Set a deadline Don't multi-task Use a time management system, such as GTD Exercise, even when you think you don't have the time Believe that you can do it "Eat that frog": Do the most difficult or the task you hate the most first. Do not sit in the same place for long stretches of time. source: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-uncommon-ways-to-work-smarter-instead-of-harder

quality sleep thoughts

If you want a simple approach to sleeping better and taking control of your mornings, Fitness coach Craig Ballantyne at the Early To Rise blog recommends you follow the “10-3-2-1-0" formula: 10 hours before bed: No more caffeine 3 hours before bed: No more food or alcohol 2 hours before bed: No more work 1 hour before bed: No more screen time 0: The number of times you hit the snooze button in the morning

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant." - Max Depree

utils

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/187127/Windows7cr.rar

Stunning Lexus Hybrid Looks Worthy of James Bond [VIDEO]

Stunning Lexus Hybrid Looks Worthy of James Bond [VIDEO]: "Lexus has unveiled a new eco-friendly hybrid concept car that looks like it was just pulled out of a James Bond movie.

With its opal blue exterior inspired by the semi-precious opal stone from outback Australia, the Lexus LF-LC Blue appeared this week at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show. It’s the second version of an LF-LC model that first debuted at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year.

“The concept hints at what’s to come from Lexus, while the reality has us actively studying how we can engineer and build a vehicle like this in the future,” Tony Cramb, chief executive of Lexus Australia, said in a statement.

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