Ok, ok, so I missed posting one of these in April… I honestly forget about it among everything that was going on in the world at large with COVID19 and when I did remember, it was a week into May and I didn’t feel like I had enough content gathered. Being shelter-in-place for a month and a half and disappearing into video games to escape had left me listless and unwilling to do the usual reading/watching/exploring I did in my free time. So, I’ve done my best to shake off those feelings and am trying to re-commit myself to this blog…. however, I think one Of Note every two months may better suit my current life-pace.
Good Reads
The People We Feed by Shane Mitchell on The Bitter Southerner
What Your Coworkers Need Right Now is Compassion by Amy Gallo on Harvard Business Review
The New Rules of Communicating in a Virtual World by Matt McCue on 99u
What to Know About Shopping and Cooking During Coronavirus by Jesse Sparks on Basically
How to Lead Your Team Remotely by Tina Essmaker on 99u
6 Underestimated Soft Skills That Will Make You A Better Designer by Renee Fleck on dribbble
A Way Back by Caleb Johnson on The Bitter Southerner
Brainstorming from a Distance: How Distributed Teams Collaborate by Mia Pinjuh on 99u
A Practical Guide to Working with Color in Digital Illustration by Renee Fleck on dribbble
Habits and Self-Care Rituals for Dealing with Career Anxiety by Madeleine Dore on Creative Mornings
9 Commandments of Building a Strong Remote Team Culture by Renee Fleck on dribbble
Worth Watching
Evan Dumas on Lost from Creative Mornings — Portland
Since this all began almost every person I’ve spoken to has felt some semblance of loss. Friends have postponed weddings, jobs have been lost, family has canceled visits, and among all that I personally have been struggling with my current place in the world and if it’s really want I want out of life. Evan Dumas takes a very serious subject and approaches it in a light-hearted way while offering some suggestions to navigate those difficult feelings.
An Unfiltered Rant On The Terrible Quarantine Advice People Are Giving from The Financial Diet
The Financial Diet is a great resource for Millenials like me who have had to learn how to become financially literate on our own. At times, they discuss other topics not related to financial advice, and in one such episode, YouTuber Chelsea Fagan verbalizes and argues against something I’d struggled with for the last few months; the strange societal expectation that this quarantine is the ultimate opportunity to better yourself and if you don’t take advantage of it, you’re screwed.
Some Good News with John Krasinski
Yes, THAT John Krasinski. This channel has been a god-send when popular media and every major news network focuses on all the awful news around us at all times. John focuses on the silver lining, creating moments for his viewers that elicit nothing but pure joy. It’s low budget and campily crafted, and that’s what makes it so endearing.
How to Make Cubanos with Homemade Cuban Bread by Joshua Weissman
I miss Cuban food, ok?
6 Work From Home Rules From Someone Who's Done It For Years from The Financial Diet
Worthwhile Bites & Sips
Guava Colada (Guava, Coconut & Lime Imperial Sour Ale) by Trimtab Brewing