1% Extra Newsletter 17-02-23
The 1% Podcast – Scott Shute
| Scott Shute’s work combines the knowledge of ancient philosophical teaching with the practicality of work. He blends his lifelong practice and passion with his practical leadership and operations experience. His mission is to change work from the inside out by “mainstreaming mindfulness” and “operationalizing compassion”. He put that mission into practice in his previous role as Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn, as well as putting it to paper in his 2021 book ‘The Full Body Yes: Change Your Work and Your World from the Inside Out’. |
Mindfulness and how it can improve our lives
“Mindfulness is seeing things clearly, seeing things for what they are without judgment.” Scott’s gives some simple tips as to how we can bring mindfulness into our personal and working lives.
3 mins
Scott emphasises the importance of authenticity when leaders look to incorporate mindfulness programmes into the workplace, without it they can have the reverse effect on mental health.
2 mins
The ROI on mindfulness programmes
Scott asks the question why many employers are so enthusiastic about adding physical fitness programmes to the workplace yet are reluctant to invest in their mental fitness programmes.
2 mins
Insight of the Week
“The best climber in the world is the one who’s having the most fun.”
Mountaineer Alex Lowe on how to be the best
AI and the future of work
by Shay Dalton
“Realistically, the only option is to embrace AI in some form or other, lest we face the fate of the last silent film stars, unable to find their worth in a world of sound. For as long as there has been technology, there have been technological advancements. This is a seismic one, but not necessarily a death knell or guarantee of future obsolescence.”
Other Article Recommendations
Work
Talking to AI: The Most Important Job Skill of This Century (theatlantic)
Lawyers’ six-figure bonuses dry up as job cuts gather pace (ft)
ChatGPT just the start: Here are 10 AI workplace tools that can boost productivity (worklife)
How to Help Your Team Learn in the Flow of Work (hbr)
For Teams, What Matters More: Raw Talent or a History of Success Together? (kellogg)
Performance & Growth
The crucial link between motivation and self-awareness (bbc)
Doing less is often a better solution than doing more (behavioralscientist)
GPT-3 Is the Best Journal I’ve Ever Used (every)
Beating the odds: Research examines how leaders use underdog stories to motivate their teams (phys)
Nonverbal communication in the age of the digital workplace (atlassian)
Psychology
What Is the Power of Regret? A Conversation with Daniel Pink (behavioralscientist)
Risk and Regret (collabfund)
Things to be grateful for (dariusforoux)
Will ChatGPT replace human writers? A psychologist weighs in (techxplore)
How the pandemic may have altered your personality (medicalxpress)
Business, Innovation & Economy
Long Reads
The characteristics that entrepreneurs share (generalist)
How chronic fatigue syndrome sidelined a world class climber (outsideonline)
Lake Tahoe’s popularity has made it increasingly unliveable (guardian)
Sport
Athlete performance AI playbook calls for a human touch (sportico)
Why, why, why? Welsh Rugby’s true crime in singing ‘Delilah’ (ft)
Why some people get addicted to sports gambling (theconversation)
What lessons, if any, can we take from the Wrexham AFC turnaround? (sportico)
Letting Roger Federer leave Nike for Uniqlo was an ‘atrocity,’ says former Nike tennis director (cnn)
Books
Author Talks: The world’s longest study of adult development finds the key to happy living (mckinsey)
Five insights from “Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It” by Erica Thompson (nextbigideaclub)
Bob Dylan on the Songs That Captivate and Define Us: two excerpts from his new book (nytimes)
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