Unique perspectives: Recent Episodes
Yoann JOYEUX
In this space, I am tracking business trends, personal and professional development ideas and sharing them as short and casual voice notes. If it resonates, think about it, give it a try, and, if not, just leave it!
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I am Yoann Joyeux, leadership coach, entrepreneur, farmer with roots in France and in South Africa. In this space, I am tracking business trends, performance ideas and sharing them as voice notes. I share them as leads in order to trigger new thoughts or actions for you to grow.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
I am Yoann Joyeux, leadership coach, entrepreneur, farmer with roots in France and in South Africa. In this space, I am tracking business trends, performance ideas and sharing them as voice notes. I share them as leads in order to trigger new thoughts or actions for you to grow.
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What I am taking about
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Being silent and staying curious can be a lifeline
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It could help with conflicts
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It could help and create a better environment
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How to implement to yield Pareto style?
Republishing oldies as they are still relevant and may resonate again or in a new way now!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts
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We are all influenced by the structure but we have agency too
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How pondering this space you have or the lack of may help you make bolder / wiser / clearer decisions
Republishing oldies as they are still relevant and may resonate again or in a new way now!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts
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How seeing your life in dots shifts perspectives
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How many books left to be read? How many swims? How many times will you see your relatives again?
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You may want to take action especially on your relationships
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Tim Urban’s post https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html
Republishing oldies as they are still relevant and may resonate again or in a new way now!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts
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Steep curve down for enthusiasm
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Take action upon meaningful interactions
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“Greatest joys are happening right now and things that happen in the future might not happen at all” from Shotgun Story podcast episode with Jennifer Eaves. I recommend listening to some episodes about indie music creators in South Africa.
Republishing oldies as they are still relevant and may resonate again or in a new way now!
Photo: my son and a friend in a cold river in France
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts
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Pausing is a side benefit of consultant/coach’s intervention
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Rest and recovery happen to be the new winning formulas for advanced athletes
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It is not about strategies you develop to do more but actually about what you don’t do
Republishing oldies as they are still relevant and may resonate again or in a new way now!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts
Show notes
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“Don’t be right be sure” Robert Timmis (his Linkedin profile)
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What is your take?
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It brings to me:
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a way to escape binary thinking
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keeping me on my toes
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connecting me to my emotions and shutting down the rational self
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this is about me and my close ones as well
Republishing oldies as they are still relevant and may resonate again or in a new way now!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
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Thanks to Neil Bierbaum for the powerful concept that I use as a daily tool.
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Just lower the stakes on starting an activity, you will make your life easier
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Also has to deal with your identity as James Clear describes in Atomic Habits
Republishing oldies as they are still relevant and may resonate again or in a new way now!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Heard from Sam Corcos, CEO at Asana
Sam is sharing a user manual of himself before interviews and he does the same with his colleagues.
It may cover
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Pattern of work
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Emails tools
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Hours
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Style communication
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Acknowledgment
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Expectations
Multiple benefits e.g. you don't criticise people but their ways
Some pitfalls to avoid - not an excuse to justify wrong behaviours or transferring mental burden to others (that need to adjust to your weird ways)
What is your way?
I am Yoann Joyeux, leadership coach, entrepreneur, farmer with roots in France and in South Africa. In this space, I am tracking business trends, performance ideas and sharing them as voice notes. I like to consider these audios as leads that may trigger new thoughts or actions for you to grow.
Picture from MonikaP
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Design people can inspire us in dealing with problems embracing complexity and tapping into multiple resources and humanities.
IDEO is fascinating in the way that they think about people, the way that they think about recruiting. They describe their ideal employee as a T-shaped person. The horizontal stroke of the T means that this is a person that is deeply interested and able to engage fluently in lots and lots of different topics, but the vertical stroke of the T is their expertise, their deep expertise in one area.
A case from Ideo https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/changing-the-way-managers-think-about-generating-new-ideas
I am Yoann Joyeux, leadership coach, entrepreneur, farmer with roots in France and in South Africa. In this space, I am tracking business trends, performance ideas and sharing them as voice notes. I share them as leads in order to trigger new thoughts or actions for you to grow.
Photo : Andrew Martin
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This is a perspective from reading the book 4000 weeks - Time management for mortals
Let’s ponder the fact that we barely live in the present as we constantly think about future outcomes. We differ value forward but never cash out.
One solution is to look for task oriented actions versus time oriented actions. Look for leisure hobbies as opposed to self improvement hobbies that are future focused activities. Many creative endeavours fit this mindset.
The metric should be about matching your to-do lists and your available time" as opposed to doing more things.
What if you knew there's never going to be enough time?
I am Yoann Joyeux, leadership coach, entrepreneur, farmer with roots in France and in South Africa. In this space, I am tracking business trends, performance ideas and sharing them as voice notes. I share them as leads in order to trigger new thoughts or actions for you to grow.
Photo : bridgesward
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Mentors are essential in business but who does have a mentor? What makes a great a mentor?
A good mentor will act as a coach helping with listening, challenging and ideating but most importantly supporting you. He/She will add a layer of what would I do if I were you, new ideas and maybe some networking opportunities.
If you haven’t found your mentor, build your own one
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Two anecdotes leading to one proposal: cavemen and women were not using to do lists why do you? You have the same brain. High performance athletes are selfishly preoccupied by the next step (Ronan O’Gara).
The perspective: scrap that to do list for whatever time you can afford and focus on the intensity
Stable diffusion attempt to merge my two anecdotes’ topics:
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I am talking today about the fact that laziness is a lie.
“Laziness is a lie” is an essay from Devon Price.
They reckon laziness is a Western cultural construct defined by 3 attributes:
1 Your worth is defined by your productivity2 You can't trust your needs or limitations as they are barrier to productivity3 There is always more you can be doing
This locks in a system that has been self-reinforcing.
Think about childhood examples “if you don’t work hard enough you will become a homeless person”. Or the idea that some type of people by essence are likely to become homeless.
The objection that you may slow down only if you are rich enough is being fought against by Trisha Hersey.
Not in the sense that everybody is able to take a pause if they want (hence they just need to stop being lazy) but more that we must fight for everybody to get decent sleeps and naps.
Check out Trisha Hersey too at the Nap Ministry - https://thenapministry.com/
Image : Saydung89
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I am talking today about fragmented realities.
We all have our old version of the news now. Nothing new except that serendipity is being curtailed down.
On the Ukraine war, as an instance, I see the impact on nature whilst other see migrants’ invasion (besides, if not barring, the actual major facts).
Could it be a way to leverage our needs to check that we are sharing similar info, making things more explicit?
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Michael Keating greeted me one day with a “how do I feel?” which made me realise I can‘t be feeling busy! At the very least I could have “busy good” or “busy bad” to expose myself a bit.
Imagine someone telling you I am bored I don't know what to do.
Is the fad about busyness starting to go away?
What if we were seizing any opportunity to ask each other how we feel?
What if your answer is “I am bored” or “I am idle”
Picture: Amit Dey
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James Suzman wrote a great book about the history of work, very insighful and easy-to-read
Hunter gatherers worked less and were happier, it has been said many times now. One reason is that we are driven by a scarcity culture that can be questioned.
One can’t be happy if the goal posts keep moving.
Alternate short term gratification and long term gratification for work and for other activities.
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No lecture about how harmful they are
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Realise you can’t beat the best engineers in the world
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Some ideas to take action about your cognitive exhaustion
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Take out the app from your phone
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Use less efficient networks like Linkedin
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Create a sub culture wihtin your community
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Be humble
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Interesting strategy to fight abainst biases from Mappiness, London School of Economics
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Common feature for happiness being connected with friends, family, colleagues
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Top 6 happiest activities
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Intimacy, making love
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Sports, running, exercise
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Theatre, dance, concert
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Singing, performing
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Exhibition, museum, library
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Hobbies, arts, crafts
Least happy: being sick in bed
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We are all influenced by the structure but we have agency too
How pondering this space you have or the lack of may help you make bolder / wiser / clearer decisions
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
I have been reading Hartmut Rosa, his book on Social Acceleration
Some nice punchlines: "the movement doesn't have to be justified anymore, steadiness does"
Also an attempt to answer why are we busier? where is time going? I am sure there are tons of articles trying to think laterally but Hartmut Rosa avoids the usual suspect
Technical acceleration can’t be the root cause as it is technically freeing time
Culture, social norm and the exponential nature of multitasking is to be studied!
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From Roelof Botha, VC @Sequoia Capital
Why referring to an unfair advantage when Seuqoia supports start-up founders?
It is a great sales argument but also a great stance to acknowledge and leverage your unique advantages
Hone your unfair advantage
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I heard it from Jason Portnoy, VC, former exec at Paypal, writer
Crystal clear to me yet some thoughts:
You don’t have to work too hard, you can aim at preserving and honouring what’s there
Surrender
Feeling of permanence, always a safe space/state you can go back to
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Idea sourced from Duolinguo’s CEO Luis Von Ahn
When someone is expected to visit your house or your accounts, you make them clean and tidy!
How about anticipating it and enjoying the benefits
You can also clean up and dress up an idea by sharing it in a “Time To Think” manner as described in this past episode
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Time! It is not a commodity you can buy back
It calls me to
stop agitating
avoid busyness. BTW, how is busyness serving you?
deep uninterrupted work and quality time
Design your life with breathing spaces, time to seize opportunities and time to follow up on bouts of enthusiasm
Don’t chronically operate at full capacity
Would these 3 minutes of attention to what I shared trigger any new thought?
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Part 1 from Star Wars - Episode 1
Qui-Gon Jinn : Don't center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: But Master Yoda says I should be mindful of the future.
Qui-Gon Jinn: But not at the expense of the moment.
Part 2 from Netflix’s show the last dance
Why bother thinking about tomorrow’s game since it won’t have any impact?
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Thanks to Neil Bierbaum for the powerful concept that I use as a daily tool.
Just lower the stakes on starting an activity, you will make your life easier
Also has to deal with your identity as James Clear describes in Atomic Habits
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“Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary.”
Uta Hagen
Connect to your natural rythms
Overcoming is not giving up, too much vs too little routine
Get the pleasure from delivering one single purified task
Getty Images
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49176524
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Do what makes me feel good
Enforce some productivity tips
Production and connection slots, every day
Physical activity
Sleep
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- A podcast is smarter than your colleague at the coffee break
- Compounding effect of 1 hour every day is huge as described by James Clear (Atomic Habits)
- Crystallise new thoughts
- Beautiful spaces to discover fresh ideas and non-formated thoughts
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Don't be triggered by your math experience
Productivity = your output, what you deliver / time spent
Productivity discussion is often leaving aside the quality of the output
Alternative 1 spend less time = you are more productive
Alternative 2 decrease the necessary output what you produce = decrease what you spend
We’ll dig further
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Here are some tips on sleeping that are mostly coming from Andrew Huberman
Sleep right 80% of the time
Get natural light early in the morning
Ensure low light in the evening
Do what's right for you :-) and make baby steps
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Cal Newport is crafting the concept of slow productivity in blog posts and podcasts, considering publishing a book on it
Do fewer things
At natural pace
Obsess with quality
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Don't work on worst cases on markets that don't exist yet
Rather look at the dynamics and embrace your model
Anticipating is wasting a lot of energy and doesn’t make sense
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Do we need to make memories and create peak moments?
I have chosen to focus on the quality of my daily life
How about creating peak moments in your daily life?
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Self care and self love are acts of extreme courage
The first act towards it is to stop
“I am not being woo-woo but… I am”
Draw a new line between old woo woo based on false facts and new woo woo based on empirical data and rational thinking!
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The book by James Clear - Atomic Habits
There is something about identity that can hold us back when embarking on a change journey
Implementing easy habits aligned with desired identity changes it all
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Voice note inspired by Vincent Rossignol
Outgrow fancy acronyms and stop setting yourself and your organisation achievable goals as described in SMART to avoid side effects
Learning comes from great experiences and the ability to learn and integrate from them
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How seeing your life in dots shifts perspectives
How many books left to be read? How many swims? How many times will you see your relatives again?
You may want to take action especially on your relationships
Tim Urban’s post https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html
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Inspired by the book Time to think
Test this simple tool in 10 minutes
Creating a new space than can be a future resource
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Steep curve down for enthusiasm
Take action upon meaningful interactions
“Greatest joys are happening right now and things that happen in the future might not happen at all” from Shotgun Story podcast episode with Jennifer Eaves. I recommend listening to some episodes about indie music creators in South Africa.
Photo: my son and a friend in a cold river in France
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I recommend testing sessions with Breathwork Africa
One of the only autonomous body system we can control so easily
Takeaways
95% breathing through the nose for optimal intake
Breathe with your belly
Slow down your breath pattern
Some guided meditations from Wim Hof
Test a deep inhale and sigh x5
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Pausing is a side benefit of consultant/coach’s intervention
Rest and recovery happen to be the new winning formulas for advanced athletes
It is not about strategies you develop to do more but actually about what you don’t do
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
What I am talking about
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Coaching is simply better than consulting (hold on trainign and consulting does deliver value as well :-) )
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Issues with traditional consulting
Solving the wrong problem
Giving an advice not relevant to the person
Implicitly telling the person “I am better than you”
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Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
What I am taking about
-
Being silent and staying curious can be a lifeline
-
It could help with conflicts
-
It could help and create a better environment
-
How to implement to yield Pareto style?
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
What it is about and links
Voice note inspired by Vincent Rossignol
Outgrow fancy acronyms and stop setting yourself and your organisation achievable goals as described in SMART to avoid side effects
Learning comes from great experiences and the ability to learn and integrate from them
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
Show notes
“Don’t be right be sure” Robert Timmis (his Linkedin profile)
What is your take?
It brings to me:
a way to escape binary thinking
keeping me on my toes
connecting me to my emotions and shutting down the rational self
this is about me and my close ones as well
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uniqueperspectives.substack.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
Show notes
Sleep is under threat
What if sleep was your default state?
Monitor the key factors (they are obvious) but just set the intention to make it right and things will flow
I coach globally (my practice website)
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