Here are some professional thoughts I’ve penned in my free time.
What I Learned About Innovation by Living in a Developing Country
“For 28 days, I lived on the surface of the sun.
For almost every single day that I was there, the humidity was so thick that you could cut it with a knife. The mercury in the thermometer mockingly reached a sweltering 110° F. The daily UV index would be 11+; your skin would be left glowing if you spent more than just a few minutes passing from the blissful protection of one air conditioned building to the next.
And yet, despite this, I wouldn’t trade my experience in the Philippines for anything because of what it taught me about innovation.”
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How Playing “Telephone" Hurts the Logistics Industry
“When you were a kid, you probably played a game called ‘Telephone.’
The basic rundown is this: a person is given a message that they need to whisper to the person beside them. This person then relays this message to the third person, and so and so forth down the line. Needless to say, by the time the message gets to the end of the line, it’s completely different than what the original message was.
As a game, this is pretty entertaining; when it’s your business, your supply chain, and your dollars, the effect is less entertaining.”
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The 5 Lessons I Learned Early in My Career
“If you’re reading this, then likely you’re either a short time away from graduating, have just started a new job, or were once a young professional yourself…
When I was a brand-new member of the full-time workforce, during my commute home, I often found myself reflecting on the lessons I'd learned throughout that day. While I could speak for hours about the personal changes in responsibilities an individual might face right out of school (read: bills), I think it’s even more crucial to ponder on what can be learned from a professional standpoint, because these years lay the foundation for a career.”
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Timeless ways to supercharge your WFH productivity
“In today's technologically enabled world, the instances of part-time remote working and other Flexible Work Arrangements has seen a meteoric rise. Nevertheless, full-time remote workers still remain in the vast minority, dwarfed by their office-bound peers: U.S. Census data from 2017 indicated that just 5.2% of US workers completely worked at home in 2017.
With recent developments on the world stage, that figure has likely flip-flopped… In the interest of helping people maintain their standard rate of productivity - perhaps even increase it - I present to you five timeless ways to supercharge your productivity.”
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PRE-LUNCH MUSINGS ON CHIPOTLE’S “SO-FREE-TAS” PROMO
“Ah... behold that magical baby swathed in a thin sheet of aluminum foil - or as the case may be - resting ever so peacefully in that bowl made of 93% recycled material. What joy it has brought to the world.
Earlier this week, Chipotle ran a promotional deal where, if you purchased any Sofritas entrée item, they would allow you to claim a free burrito within the next month. Sound like an awesome deal? Me and thousands of University of Minnesota students thought enough of it to wait exorbitant lengths of time to take advantage of it. Worth it? You bet!”
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