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On the truth about sleep & productivity

The critical measure of work isn’t and never should be input but output. What matters isn’t how many hours your team puts in, but the quality and quantity of work they produce. From the Inc. article The Truth About Sleep & Productivity stating that working overtime doesn’t increase your output.

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Day 026 | Celebrations

Today it’s D’s birthday and I thought it fitting to write a few lines around the importance to celebrate and the type of work environment I want to create.

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Take a risk photo from venosdale on Flickr

Day 013 | Can I work please?

It’s Friday evening and I’m about to go meet an old colleague for a drink. I’m thrilled it’s the weekend. The lie ins, our morning runs, the long breakfasts with the day’s first coffee – that’s something I look forward to all week. But, I’m also really excited about working

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Girl holding on to baloon

On how to find creative inspiration

Forget the building for a while. Focus totally on what people will be doing in the spaces and places you are designing – next year, in five years, in 20. -Sunand Prasad, architect, and other top artists reveal how to find creative inspiration in this The Guardian article Image source:

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On the simple life

I crave simplicity. But I also crave challenge. From the Study Hacks article The ambitious minimalist: Musings on impact, simplicity and the good life Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/fiddleoak/7111395641/in/photostream

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Love what you do and do what you love

Last Sunday it was fathers day over here in Sweden and as I sat with dad in his sofa having our evening ‘fika’ talking about life, the past few months and the year to come he asked what my greatest inspiration was for doing what I’m now trying to pursue.

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The benefit of ‘fika’ in the workplace

In Sweden we have a tradition called ‘fika’. Anyone who’s worked with me for a longer period of time knows I’m a big advocate of this tradition in the workplace, and it’s not (just) because I love coffee and something sweet to go with it..

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Why you should write every day

You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly. Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.