Ali Assareh
Being *regimented* is not the same thing as being *disciplined.*
Being *regimented* is not the same thing as being *disciplined.* Regiment is about schedules and plans: wake up at 6 am, work out until...
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Ali Assareh
“It’s hard to get enough of something that almost works.”
What an absolutely brilliant line about addiction: “It’s hard to get enough of something that almost works.” —————- It *almost* works. So...
Ali Assareh
Make your office fun!
Make your office fun! One of my favorite things when I worked in BigLaw was psychoanalyzing my colleagues’ offices…. Were they neat...
Ali Assareh
Happiness is found in the delta between expectation and gratitude.
*Perspective Fridays* Happiness is found in the delta between expectation and gratitude. What I wanted / needed and didn’t receive from...
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The world can be lonely, but it’s also full of beautiful, kind people.
I was 17, living on my own in the US, and I had a huge crush on one of my high school classmates. She invited me over one night to do our...
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Treating strangers v those closest to us.
*Perspective Fridays* I've spent a lot of time with family lately -- where love and friction seem to go hand in hand! I've also spent a...
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Company town halls....
Some company & department town halls are *top-down*: designed to give leaders a forum to share important information or metrics with...
Ali Assareh
"Instead of imagining what happens if you do change, try to imagine what happens if you don't."
"Instead of imagining what happens if you do change, try to imagine what happens if you don't." - Nick Pollard A simple but very powerful...
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"Compared to what?"
I asked my dear friend and a top leading expert on AI / Machine Learning law Justin Haan, what question SHOULD we be asking about...
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Do you actually have company values?
If your average employee doesn’t know what your company values are, or how to use them to drive decisions, you DON’T have company values.
Ali Assareh
Don’t just do your work … express yourself, and your values, through it.
*Perspective Fridays* Work is, ultimately, NOT about work. It‘s just one other way to, one other vehicle to, express yourself and your...
Ali Assareh
"Truth and reality are two different things."
"Truth and reality are two different things." Wow -- I was struck by this beautiful line in a poem I was reading last night. A couple...
Ali Assareh
What are your happiest memories with your father?
What are your happiest memories with your father? I was thinking about that last night. It’s the third anniversary of my dad’s passing,...
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THIS is it!
*Perspective Fridays* I wanted this poster for a really long time. I finally bought it. It shows how many weeks of my life have passed,...
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Freedom comes from responsibility, not the lack of it.
Freedom comes from responsibility, not the lack of it. When I was younger in my career, I thought maximizing freedom meant having less...
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Why is most of India's population in a tiny area?
India is surpassing China as the world’s most populous country, but most of its population is concentrated in a relatively small...
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Day 142 of Iranian Revolution
*Day 142 of Iranian Revolution* The days of mass protests across dozens of cities, and the accompanying shocking videos of bullets, smoke...
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I wanted him to see, me, there.
*Perspective Fridays* One of the things that really struck me when I was learning about parenting was Jean Piaget’s theory of childhood...
Ali Assareh
The ideal point of performance is where our instinct, and our craft / experience, cross.
A really powerful insight from M Night Shyamalan (director of The Sixth Sense): The ideal point of performance is where our instinct, and...
Ali Assareh
Kind of like when you start a new job....
I woke up early today to do a “gentle yoga for beginners”…. a few minutes in, this happened 😂 Kind of like when you start a new job and...
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