Weekend Reading

Writing worth reading - 11th/12th February 2023

• The Digital Workplace Is Designed to Bring You Down by David Marchese

  • “When I mentioned to a few folks that I was talking to you and that you wrote about work and technology, every one of them said they had problems focusing in front of their computers. So for people who can’t help cycling through their open tabs every five minutes, what’s your biggest piece of advice…”

• My grandfather survived the Holocaust – beyond the horror, one enduring lesson stayed with him by Darren Richman

  • “He met a number of prime ministers, and grilled one in particular about why he was still seeing starving children on the news, the thing that upset him most. “We’re doing what we can” was the response and Zigi snapped back, “It’s not enough.”….”

• The Russian draft-dodgers who fled to Alaska in a dinghy by Charlie McCann

  • “Over the next three days, they made arrangements. It was more than 300 miles to their destination: the island of St Lawrence off the west coast of Alaska. Maksim readied the tiny boat for their foolhardy voyage....”

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Upcoming meals with 9others

• Tuesday 21st February 2023 — Paris — details and signup here.

• Wednesday 22th February — London — details and signup here.

• Wednesday 29th March — London — details and signup here.

Please book in & share with good people you know in the above cities.