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I'm grateful as ever to play a part on the Aspen team. When life forced remote work, the team put lessons to use. What took shape is Playspace—a platform that combines digital collaboration tools with shared spaces. Work's more fun when it's play. More at play.space

When so much in the world feels ominous, I’d like to channel this conductor’s vibes at the 7:38 mark, take a deep breath, and march on. ✌🏽 youtu.be/ltOge9h_Ffk?t=…

@PGE4Me Helpful tips. Also helpful would be more informative status updates and solutions for extended outages.

Let’s work to conserve energy and keep the power on for everyone. While it’s cooler – let the cooler air in. More tips here: pge.com/tips

1. Make sure you're registered to vote. 2. Vote as early as your state allows you to. 3. Familiarize yourself with the instructions for how you're voting. 4. If you're voting by mail, return your ballot ASAP. 5. If you're voting in person, have a plan for when and where. 👊

well, would you look at the time... 12 11 ^ 1 10 | 2 9 ⊙----> WEAR A MASK 8 4 O’CLOCK 7 5 6

No one’s first government job should be President of the United States.

We can now read the Imperial College report on COVID-19 that led to the extreme measures we've seen in the US this week. Read it; it's terrifying. I'll offer a summary in this thread; please correct me if I've gotten it wrong. imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial…

@justinsmith @outschool Have you used this? Heard impressions from users? I’m generally curious as a parent interested in shared learning experiences for kids. Obvs more relevant now... facing inevitable school closures.

school closures should be a boon for @outschool etc

In our family we teach “I want” statements—not to raise bossy kids, but people who know what they want, learn to communicate what they want, are open to being reminded of higher desires over impulsive reactions, and do all of this in the context of others.

"to truly listening to these signals... to dedicat[ing] more of your life to pursuing moments of meaning and purpose... to forming a tribe."

"You are a human being with unmet needs.... The solution to these problems [of depression and anxiety] does not lie in drawing more on your resources as an isolated individual... it lies on reconnecting with something bigger than you..."

Quality insights here from @johannhari101 youtube.com/watch?v=MB5IX-… "Your depression is not a malfunction—it's a signal... There are very real biological contributions to depression and anxiety, but... you're not a machine with broken parts."

@johnolilly AirVisual Air Quality Forecast by AirVisual apps.apple.com/us/app/airvisu…

Anyone know of pointers to AQI forecast for tomorrow (on the Peninsula in particular)?

The thing is called @navigator. It's approachable, reliable, and designed to facilitate the best ways of working together. Here’s the story behind Navigator. 3/3 @gentry/f5c19bdb1abf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@gentry/f5c19b…

Working that way makes our jobs easier; it makes life simpler. In that spirit, we built a thing—a thing that makes working together easier and the output better. 2/3

I'm lucky to work with amazing people—the kind who streamline feelings of empowerment, creativity, and collaboration. How? Among other things, a dogged commitment to improvement, transparency, follow through, and respect. 1/3

I try to remind myself of this when considering how I spend my time and organize my kids’ time. A bit more on the topic: thisisinsider.com/benefits-of-da…

Downside: Daydreaming can distract focus & harm mental health (e.g. negative rumination.) Upside: Daydreaming helps us explore new ideas, improves memory, consolidates learning, promotes focus & creativity, can lower blood pressure & increase empathy.

Before gadgets controlled our attention and busyness was revered what did we do with our time? Daydream more often...

From I alone can fix it to I am all alone (poor me), the tale of a presidency.