Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min read“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 AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readMake 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 AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readHappiness 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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readThe 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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readTreating 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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readCompany town halls....Some company & department town halls are *top-down*: designed to give leaders a forum to share important information or metrics with...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min read"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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min read"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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readDo 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 AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readDon’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 AssarehMar 16, 20231 min read"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 AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readWhat 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,...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readTHIS 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,...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readFreedom 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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readWhy 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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readDay 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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readI 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 AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readThe 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 AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readKind 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...
Ali AssarehMar 16, 20231 min readNot all lost on office real estate market....Because of work-from-home trends, global investment in office space fell by 42% in 2022. Offices in New York are estimated to lose ~40%...
