“Just as the standard five-day work week has been heavily eroded, so too have the time and place of work. Whereas the old industrial clock regulated our lives in discrete blocks of time and space, with the separate spheres of public and private life, the constant connectivity and global reach of mobile, digital technologies erase time […]
There’s something delicious about personal practice and bettering your craft for the real world. A rush, if you like. I love discovering new tricks and tips about grammar, or how to handle a proofreading and feedback better. Shining a warm, positive light, Cal Newport in some ways feels the same. Presenting his ideas, this week’s […]
This reading made me want to die in the nicest way possible. Today I spent most my day freelancing from home, designing and completing an entire website/e-commerce store. I’m not even a web designer. Yesterday I was writing job descriptions for a group of Monash University students, where I’ll be conducting all social media for […]
Okay, firstly, I have a problem. It’s pretty underwhelming, but also total killjoy: what’s the deal with this week’s reading? Issued by the Global Entertainment Media Outlook, the report aggregates a large slice of data towards Entertainment and Media. Slapping it with the kitsch nickname of E&M, the authors glean statistics to serve the purpose of […]
“Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate.” – Tom Goodwin A handful of questions run through my mind as I read in bewilderment: I’m […]
