diff --git a/content/bookmarks/how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable.md b/content/bookmarks/how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bc58f4d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bookmarks/how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +date: 2024-08-23T11:49:51.517+01:00 +publishDate: 2024-08-23T11:49:51.517+01:00 +title: How I Learned to Have Uncomfortable Conversations +bookmarkOf: https://humanparts.medium.com/finding-my-fighting-words-how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable-conversations-9c0bb09c50c +category: + - IPFS + - web +references: + https://humanpartsMediumCom/findingMyFightingWordsHowILearnedToHaveUncomfortableConversations9C0Bb09C50C: + url: https://humanparts.medium.com/finding-my-fighting-words-how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable-conversations-9c0bb09c50c + type: entry + name: How I Learned to Have Uncomfortable Conversations + summary: I had 50 painfully uncomfortable conversations with strangers in NYC to practice being assertive under pressure. Here’s what I learned. + featured: + - alt: A photo of smaller dinosaur figurines in front of a T-rex figurine. + url: https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:1200:632/g:fp:0.54:0.31/1*reK_nVirj6DhA1cWFg-BXg.jpeg + published: 2020-05-27T20:32:26.911Z + author: https://medium.com/@danshiner + publication: Medium +slug: how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable +--- + +Learn to have difficult conversations (increase your assertiveness quotient, or AQ) and, combined with solid emotional intelligence (EQ), you've a winning combination that avoids both "asshole" _and_ "people pleaser". + +An interesting framing that resonates with me — I don't _think_ I'm an asshole (I believe I have pretty solid EQ), I think I'm good at asking for what I want (pretty solid AQ; assuming I _know_ what I want), and I've managed to gain respect in most of the places I spend time. diff --git a/content/likes/2024-08-20/cci4c/index.md b/content/likes/2024-08-20/cci4c/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..19f9c5e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/likes/2024-08-20/cci4c/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +date: 2024-08-20T15:48:36.820+01:00 +publishDate: 2024-08-20T15:48:36.820+01:00 +likeOf: https://shermansplanet.com/gallifreyan/guide.pdf +references: + https://shermansplanetCom/gallifreyan/guidePdf: + url: https://shermansplanet.com/gallifreyan/guide.pdf +slug: cci4c +--- diff --git a/content/likes/2024-08-22/mbhcj/index.md b/content/likes/2024-08-22/mbhcj/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0752a5a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/likes/2024-08-22/mbhcj/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +date: 2024-08-22T13:59:51.817+01:00 +publishDate: 2024-08-22T13:59:51.817+01:00 +likeOf: https://willem.com/blog/2020-11-30_designing-my-own-watch/ +references: + https://willemCom/blog/20201130DesigningMyOwnWatch/: + url: https://willem.com/blog/2020-11-30_designing-my-own-watch/ + type: entry + name: Designing my own watch - Timeless timepiece, both functional and comfortable + summary: Last month I received my custom made wristwatch from Switzerland, it is a minimalistic mechanical annual calendar designed to be understated and true to the metal. + featured: https://willem.com/blog/2020-11-30_designing-my-own-watch/images/Designing-my-own-watch-2x.jpg + author: Willem L. Middelkoop + publication: Willem's Blog +slug: mbhcj +--- diff --git a/content/likes/2024-08-23/kiaej/index.md b/content/likes/2024-08-23/kiaej/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e13bb9b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/likes/2024-08-23/kiaej/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +date: 2024-08-23T11:29:23.857+01:00 +publishDate: 2024-08-23T11:29:23.857+01:00 +likeOf: http://game.notch.net/drowning/ +references: + http://gameNotchNet/drowning/: + url: http://game.notch.net/drowning/ + type: entry + name: Drowning in Problems +slug: kiaej +--- diff --git a/content/notes/2024-08-22/g2t8s/index.md b/content/notes/2024-08-22/g2t8s/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b2d4e5f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/2024-08-22/g2t8s/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +date: 2024-08-22T08:58:13.439+01:00 +publishDate: 2024-08-22T08:58:13.439+01:00 +slug: g2t8s +--- + +Care to vote for [Britain's Tree of the Year?](https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/tree-of-the-year/) There are some that grew in the 800s 