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For people who are curious about the beliefs, systems, and stories that shape the 21st-century economy and how we navigate it
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Standardize Me
Our identities have become a frontier for standardization (and profit). But standardization can also help us identify the ideas and information we're…
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Tara McMullin
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How I Think
Why I take special care to illustrate the mental models I use to understand work and business—and how you can, too.
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How to Zig When Everyone Else Zags
How do you come up with novel (and effective) ways forward when the old strategies stop working?
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Quid Pro No Thank You
On debt, content marketing, and what we owe each other
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4 Red Flags That Signal Questionable Work "Opportunities"
Find out why I'm especially leery of jobs that require "highly motivated" candidates, offer "full-time contract positions," and employ doublespeak.
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Taking It Easy On Yourself While You're Taking It Easy
So you're taking a break from work, but are you being kind to yourself while you take it? In a productivity-driven culture, it's easy to allow…
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Metrics, Incentives, and the Seduction of Clarity
Do all our dashboards & data trackers lead to smarter, more effective choices? Or are we being deduced by the promise of clarity?
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How Flexibility is Used and Abused
Flexibility can be great—but it's no excuse for skipping the planning and structure of what you're creating. Here's how I learned the difference between…
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Aesthetic Labor and the Politics of Beauty
I talk with Jessica DeFino, the writer behind "the beauty industry's least-favorite" newsletter, about the politics of beauty.
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Beyond Creating Versus Consuming
Unraveling the threads of craft, gender, genius, reproductive labor, and creativity in online spaces
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Accessibility Beyond the Checklist
Making our work more accessible means taking on accessibility as a fundamental operating philosophy—in the 5th edition of This is Not Advice.
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