Writing
Scattered notes from things I built, measured, broke, or eventually understood.
First be, then structure.
In my latest relationship, we had some arguments. The most common one was around my need of structure and frames. I need, and had a…
Try.
Your first of anything is probably not going to be great. It probably won’t even be good. Sometimes we get lucky and hit it off the first…
Responsibility is something you take.
It might be scary taking it, as you put yourself in a vulnerable position. As you take it, you might fail and get blamed. Equally, you…
Creativity an
In order for us to able to find solutions to problems we’ve never faced before, we need a couple of things. Firstly, we might need basic…
Dr
The other day, I subbed for my mother in a high school class. We were going to talk about their future, about work and education. After…
Employer branding
“The head of marketing is the person in charge of what’s extra. Because if you want to grow, nothing is actually extra. It’s simply an…
Gratitude.
Let’s talk some about gratitude.
The freelancer triangle.
A friend of mine recently told me about something called the triangle of strangeness. It’s a basic mental model which can be used in…
How to juggle.
You learn to juggle not by throwing balls up in to the air. That’s not the essence of juggling, because if it was, you’d be able to juggle…
Learn where your breaks are.
“Before you learn how to ride a bike, learn where the breaks are.” — Abdul Rahman, 6 years old.
What are you measuring?
The result you get is always a sign of what you’re measuring. In other terms, what you measure will generate results.
Fail more.
I fail. A lot. I rarely succeed to be honest, and take great pride in that.
Om F.
“Vad behöver han?” Var det enda jag skrev. Sedan packade jag två påsar med grejer.
On ques
I’ve realised something about the questions I ask here on Facebook, and about the questions I ask in general.
The “moving
Management systems and management structures are tricky at times. They’re even more tricky for people who want to carry out organisations…
Mornings
My grandfather had this amazing ability when I was younger. When we were in their house, he was always the last one to go to bed, and…
Care and love
Care can be given in many different ways. At times it’s hard to distinguish why it’s given, up until reflection.
Making people see what you s
They don’t see what I see.
Passion i
Right now, I’m creating a schedule for around 70 volunteers at a festival. It’s a lot of excel, there are loads of setbacks, I’m constantly…
Habits aren’t quick fixes.
Habits are built over time. Some habits stick quicker, some take longer to establish. Some stay around for just a short period of time, and…
Decisions need
I had a friend calling me the other day, having a huge decision to make. She felt like the decision itself was consuming most of her…
The stress of not knowing
There’s immense stress in not knowing. In waiting for someone else’s decision or response.
Two perspectives on problems.
There are two ways to solve problems.
Fear of bugs.
It flapped around like butterflies do, and I could see it from meters away as it was huge. Then it decided to land on my knee, just like in…