In the live-action Disney movie, Christopher Robin, he grew up and became a workaholic. He forgot about Winnie-the-Pooh and the rest of the Hundred Acre Wood residents.
When Christopher Robin went back to help Pooh look for his friends, the silly old bear said something not-so-silly:
I always get to where I’m going by walking away
Sometimes we overcomplicate things when we try to draw our own maps before even taking one step. Even when you feel you’re going nowhere, with each little step, you’ll find out you’re going somewhere.
Pick a direction and if you meet a dead end, just do a course correction.
Some content I found interesting lately:
♀ Cycles: The Sacred and the Doomed | Morgan Billuart | ⏱ 20 minutes
As a productivity nut, I’ve come to realize that I often set myself up for failure because I follow the systems that are often developed by men.
I’d feel bad for breaking my schedule and processes whenever I’m about to have my period. But I’ve come to realize that our menstrual cycle is not something that interrupts our productivity, but rather it’s something that we have to integrate with how we work and live. I made a primer about cycle syncing if you want to learn more.
🍳🖋How to Learn to Cook with a 3-Step Writing Challenge | Mary Chang | ⏱ 6 minutes
Looking to hone your cooking AND improve your writing at the same time? Here’s a quick format guide. This can also be used when you’re developing other
👩🏻🏫 Why don’t you design a school? | Graham Brown-Martin | ⏱ 10 minutes
If you’re an advocate for learning, this is a great article about how education should be redesigned. This also goes for adult learning where knowledge transfer should go beyond training and direct instruction.
Here’s an excerpt:
Put simply, standardisation empowers a process but it is standards that empower and protect the learner.
Our education system has blurred the lines between the two and it’s time to separate them again.
‘til next week!
Bituin 💫