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It sucks to be average
There are some careers where being “mid” is totally fine. The median Federal Government employee does just fine. So does the average person working in financial services or healthcare. Not everyone is the hedgefund rainmaker or lead surgeon, but the person at the 50th percentile isn’t missing rent. Other careers are way differently distributed. Journalism.…
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Leadership
I had my six month review at work today. We live to fight another day. One of the topics that came up was on leadership. Thinking about it now in bed, I am reflecting on how little emphasis we put on it at the micro level while still recognising its importance at the macro level.…
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Pool Day
Yesterday it was a hundred degrees, and we were absolutely cooking. So we did what any sane person would do, we went to the pool. Our good friends live near a neighberhood pool, and I really mean it. Their local watering hole is owned, managed, and (mostly) frequented by the nearby residents. Large signs warned…
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No thank you, Nantucket
For the East Coast elite, a summer away in the Hamptons or Nantucket is just a part of life. Like Monaco, Beverly Hills and Mayfair, these places have a reputation for being very, very expensive. But how expensive is that? Give me a number. So I looked up what a week in Nantucket would cost…
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Let us shid
What’s the biggest story in America right now? The Iranian War? Fauci’s testimony? The mid-terms? None of the above. The one story capturing America’s, and the world’s, attention is the Taco Bell Lettuce Disaster. For the uninitiated, Taco Bell is a bottom-tier “Mexican” chain serving “food” in all 50 States. That number could, and perhaps…
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Goodbye Eddie
Was he sacked? Did he walk? These are the questions swirling around after waking up to the news that Eddie Howe, Newcastle United’s manager, announced he will be stepping down. It’s been a tough 18 months for the gaffer. Two seasons ago he’d won the first trophy for the club in 70 years, and qualified…
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I don’t really use Social Media anymore; I’m too young for Facebook, too old for SnapChat, too normie for Discord and too boring for Instagram. While this buys me back time and peace of mind, it means that it can sometimes be difficult to share my life with my friends and family outside of phone calls and in-person meetups. As I live overseas, this can be a difficulty.
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