Caring as a superpower

New work. Caring as a Superpower. Mathematics and Art. Regrets.

NEW WRITING

What To Care About In A Job - It’s all too easy to view a job as a job, a day’s work as a day’s pay. I hate this approach to work. Your work is an opportunity to do something meaningful. It’s an opportunity to make art, create a gift, and to do something that matters. It’s an opportunity to invoke change. And it starts with the right job.

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ONE IDEA

Look around your office. How many people actually want to be there?

There's no way of answering for certain, but with most people, their attitude and demeanour provide sufficient clues. A question I use to assess it: is that person doing this job because they want to, or because it's a way to pay the bills?

The difference between employees who want to do the job, and those who have to do it, is enormous. I suspect that one employee who wants to do the job is worth 3-4 that don't. Not only are they more effective, but they make those around them more effective and enthusiastic.

When hiring new people, finding ones who care about the work should be at the top of the list. As an applicant, simply caring will make you better than the rest.

When the people who work on the team simply care more, winning becomes easy. Caring is work, and caring is in short supply. An organisation staffed with smart people who care about the work will run circles around a lazier competitor staffed with people who only care about paying the bills.

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LINKS I’M LOVING

"There is no art without mathematics."

Rafael Araujo creates art by hand, on a drawing board with classical architectural drawing tools (a compass, protractor, squares and rules), without the help of any computer software. His work is nothing short of spectacular.

You’ll find more of his work here.

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QUESTION I’M ASKING

“What did you do today that you’re going to regret next week? Are you going to do it again tomorrow?”

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Have a great week!

Keagan