I had a manager once who observed, almost confused, “So you like whimsical things?” Yes. Yes, I do. I am *so* jealous of this girl! Somewhere a therapist is trying to get people to "live in the moment" while this girl is already three levels deep into a made up game that only exists in […]
You know that feeling when you hear or say a word over and over so much, it stops having meaning? That’s sort of how I feel about the term “resilience”, especially in a workplace context. (Shea’s got me beat on that – she’s actually the one who hears it more than I do as that’s […]
“The Office” TV show as a Dilbert-esque model of how workplaces actually function… So much wisdom… Anyhow, go read the article so I don’t just keep screen capping the whole thing!
Many people save for retirement through RRSPs, TFSAs, pensions (if they’re lucky) but Shea recently told me about the concept of “oversaving” where people become so focused on saving that they find it hard to switch to spending those savings as retirement approaches – especially if you’re still in good health and feel like you […]
Still have the poster I got after attending this exhibit while at a library conference in Montreal in 2009.
I was *very* fortunate that my first job at Regina Public Library was in an HR role dedicated to change management, organizational culture and staff training. RPL was going into two major changes – a move to a provincewide integrated library system and a large staff reorganization to go with it. The lists may differ […]
Marlon Brando once told Dick Cavett that everyone on Earth is an actor. Then he proved it, live on air, by dissecting Cavett himself. It remains one of the most disarming exchanges in talk show history. Cavett opened by pressing Brando on something he had read for years: that… pic.twitter.com/5X1m2HzmnU — History Nerd (@_HistoryNerd) […]
Possibly the most unusual advice I’ve ever received: “You shouldn’t care so much.” This TikTok sums up my thoughts after that – like, how much caring is too much, how much is too little and how much is “just right”? What should we care about? What should we not care about? What if your idea […]
Luckily, if you work in a library, all reading is work-related! 😉 I hate when people at work ask you what books you are reading for professional development. I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human. — ??? ???? (@OrevaZSN) […]
I was driving out to Indian Head to see my mom on Sunday and came across some guy named Kyle Buchanan on talk radio. He was talking with a psychologist about an experiment that had a surprising result – stress levels were higher in a group that had a 50-50 chance of getting a painful […]
