Basecamp has been saying this for years: real-time sometimes, asynchronous most of the time. Most things can wait. Giving people time to think before responding produces better decisions — and less burnout.
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Sami Paju
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Sami Paju
@samipaju
Effectiveness and productivity coach. Photographer. Board game enthusiast. Speaker, trainer & published author. Focusing on sustainable pace in knowledge work.
Espoo, Finland Katılım Ağustos 2009
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The feeling of doing something is not the same as getting results. Not all that counts as work actually matters.
More on this in the latest #SustainablePace newsletter: samipaju.substack.com/p/length-is-no…
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The most productive thing you can do after a meeting might be to sit still and do nothing for a few minutes. Your brain keeps consolidating information and forming memories — even without your attention. Learn to treat idleness as something that has value and is worth protecting.
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It is so sad that it is actually true.
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Susan Abulhawa @susanabulhawa talks about what she saw and felt during her visits to Gaza during the ongoing violence. She went there twice. On her second visit, she also organized writing workshops. In these workshops, she helped people, especially young writers, express their thoughts, pain, and hopes through writing. Video: tehreer.o.tasweer
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The first piece goes further into how I set out to write the book on sustainable pace, at a sustainable pace, and eventually failed. It seemed like a fitting place to begin.
You can read it here: substack.com/home/post/p-19…
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I haven't been posting much on the socials. That's because I've been focused on writing a book about #sustainablepace in knowledge work, and nearly burned myself out doing it. That's irony.
The book is out in August. It's called Kestävä työtahti (sustainable pace in Finnish).
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I asked @grok to analyze the last 1,000 posts from Elon Musk for truth and veracity. More than half of what Elon posts on X is false or misleading, while most of the "true" posts are simply updates about his companies.
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@NotionHQ it would be nice to be able to disable the : keystroke for adding emojis. This might be rather specific to Finnish language, but we use : a lot in regular writing to separate a postposition from the root word. This makes writing in Notion a very jerky experience.
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@Tesla one small software fix that would be highly appreciated here in freezing temperatures: If "auto fold" for mirrors is turned off, prevent Car Wash Mode from folding them automatically.
I think manual recommends auto fold off when it gets cold, but this behavior negates it.
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To everyone with a platform / following:
You can't have freedom of speech without taking responsibility and accountability for the things that you say. The bigger your platform, the bigger your responsibility. Words have real-life consequences to people. Keep that in mind.
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Correction to the previous post, which I have now deleted: My Bluesky handle is now '@samipaju.com' so you can find me there at bsky.app/profile/samipa…
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As a proponent of lean thinking and a huge fan of Toyota Production System with its principles of continuous improvement and respect for people, it's sad to say that in the past few years I've lost all respect I had for the company.
This sums up why: youtu.be/IZ-LygQgaYc?si…
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