"Since the pandemic started, I've wanted to stay connected with our community. Through the form of a weekly blog, I share my insights and reflections on various topics."
In an article in Inc. magazine, Jessica Stillman writes about time management and quotes author Oliver Burkeman “You almost certainly can’t consistently do the kind of work that demands serious mental focus for more than three or four hours a day.” This was news to me having spent careers surrounded by colleagues, peers and clients who seem to work a lot more than 4 hours a day.
This week, Wolf Group Capital Advisors welcomed two college students for an eight-week internship where they will learn all facets of our business. Our hope is that they will learn a lot but also that we will learn a lot too. Varun and Noah join us from the University of Virginia and Middlebury College, respectively. Both young men are engaging, smart, curious and very excited about the eight weeks ahead.
In my job, I talk to many people who have interesting careers, are raising families, may be taking care of elderly parents and are involved in many other social, political or personal activities. Just thinking about this last sentence has made my heart rate increase. It seems like a lot of challenges and possibly a lot of stress.
Recently I listened to author Daniel Pink’s podcast and in this session, he was interviewing Katy Milkman of the Wharton School of Management. Dr. Milkman wrote the book How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
Do you ever make a decision or judgment that is just way off? I do. The new book Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman says that not only does this happen to everyone, but it happens to a much larger degree than we all think it does.
I’m sure that by now, all of you have heard the news that Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, bought a baby yacht to keep his big yacht company. The story is that he could not fit a helicopter landing pad on his regular yacht which is longer than a football field so he needed a baby yacht for his helicopter.