Leadership & management in current times, Taoist naturalness, and the inherent need to belong and be seen. View in browser Weekly Reflection This week's issue presents some thought-provoking content I recently encountered, with direct links and some personal notes. The Tim Ferriss Show: #665 Danny Meyer, Founder of Shake Shack — How to Win, The Art of The Graceful “No,” Overcoming Setbacks, The 6 Traits of Exceptional People, The 4 Quadrants of Performance, Lessons from Hospitality Excellence, and More “The culture you have in your organization is the sum of all the wanted behaviors that you celebrate minus all the unwanted behaviors that you tolerate.” Listen now Einzelganger Softness: the underestimated power The Taoist philosophy of naturalness in approaching life's daily actions and events. This is also inherently embedded in the Zen philosophy, as presented thoroughly by Alan Watts in the classic book "The Way of Zen". "The rigid and stiff will be broken. The soft and yielding will overcome." (Lao Tzu) Watch now Platon Stories of Photographing Monumental People (from Michelle Obama to Stephen Hawking) Interesting storytelling and philosophical considerations leveraging Platon's photography experience, and the story and evolutionary psychology core mechanisms behind every human and their need to belong and be seen. Watch now New Content How to sync your Zotero references in Coda (Using Make) A deep dive into implementing automation to connect Zotero items to Coda tables, including items and authors. Read more Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Forward email Simone Smerilli https://www.simonesmerilli.com You received this email because you signed up for the Weekly Reflection newsletter. Unsubscribe