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Rethinking progress in a world that has lost its bearings Read & Listen on Substack → The concept of cognitive biases are utterly fascinating to me - mental shortcuts that help us make quick decisions but that may also obscure reality. Discovering a new one is...
A simple balm for our times Read & Listen on Substack → So much of our world, and sometimes existence, feels out of control. This Taoist parable has been foundational in helping me cope with this reality, enabling me to show up daily, in the ways that matter....
When Flow Stops: On the Dammed Rivers of Thought, Voice, and Resistance Read & Listen on Substack One of the most beautiful truths in nature is that water always flows to the sea. Rivers don’t need permission or instruction. They’re not led, they’re pulled - by...
Originally posted on Substack "Merchant of Chaos" served me well for a while - it captured my relationship with consistency (complicated), my need to explore and deconstruct ideas (constant), and my tendency to take things apart to understand them (compulsive)....
What if encouraging people to follow their intuition around work was the key to higher levels of productivity, fulfilment, creativity and connection. Of course it is. Sustainability is the key to creating a liveable future regardless of whether you are a plant or a person.
Trying to use my voice when it all seems so pointless and scary. This was originally posted on my Substack with an audio voice over: https://orlafitz.substack.com/p/lost-at-sea It has been months since I’ve written anything of any depth or duration. Months of...
That weird place between inappropriate digital overshare and no response This was originally posted on my Substack: https://orlafitz.substack.com/p/overshare-shame-spiral Oversharing is something I have had a tug of war with all of my life - on the one hand I am...
Probably the biggest battle for productivity is fighting the barrage of psychologically manipulative social technologies that have been designed to make us feel we are not enough, have missed out and need to keep clicking. I have always struggled to harness the...
Sometimes we forget that the world of work has been created by a very small percentage of predominantly privileged white men. When we read the stories of how they succeeded and internalise how their drive, morning routines, long hours and consistency got them to...
I really love when I hear a story from a perspective I had not considered before. Even if I don't agree with it, understanding where that person is coming from expands the outer reaches of the discussion. It is not always easy to hear and I haven't always heard the...
No one has their sh*t together. Happiness is the wrong goal. The more I read and think about it, the more I am aware that it is just a fleeting emotion. For some reason, I had framed it as a destination. Every day, I have to work on understanding where I am...
I watched the movie Idiocracy years ago on the recommendation of a friend. It is a silly 20's comedy starring Luke Wilson and Rosie Perez. The premise is that the entire population has become less and less intelligent over time. The idiotic problems this causes...
The current obsession seems to be with putting ourselves into niches. Nice little buckets to contain us so others can easily understand us before the 5-second rule expires and they flit to the next article, image or video. The advice tends to run along the...
This morning my daughter bounded up from her cot proud as punch with the cover of her favourite childhood book in her hands. Just the cover. "Look Mommy," she said with a big smile of satisfaction and complete and utter innocence while my heart dropped. She loves...
