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February 26, 2014
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Stop Working from a Prison Cell

This deck walks through ways to accomplish a better work/life balance.

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Chris Michel

February 26, 2014
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Transcript

  1. Stop Working FROM A Prison Cell

  2. FROM A Hi, I’m Chris Michel hatefulcrawdad

  3. Santa Cruz

  4. None

  5. “Man must not allow the clock and the calendar to

    blind him to the fact that each moment in his life is a miracle and a mystery.” –H.G. Wells
  6. None

  7. Output Income Homelife

  8. A Brief History of Work

  9. Hunter Gatherer

  10. Hunter Gatherer

  11. Hunter Gatherer

  12. Hunter Gatherer

  13. More Work = More Things

  14. Agricultural Revolution

  15. Agricultural Revolution $

  16. Industrial Revolution

  17. Minimal energy output for return

  18. Age of the Developer

  19. Internet/2000s

  20. We have a job we love

  21. We have a job we love

  22. We have the upper hand

  23. We all have a different balance

  24. You are in control of your balance

  25. Choice = Freedom

  26. Say “No” more often

  27. The iWorld

  28. Tips on Achieving Balance

  29. Identify Your Priorities

  30. Track Your Time

  31. One Thing at a Time

  32. Schedule Happy Time

  33. Private Time

  34. Vacation

  35. Ask for Support

  36. Exercise

  37. Set Boundaries

  38. Know Your Rhythm

  39. How I Balance

  40. None

  41. Tools I Use

  42. Tools I Use

  43. Tools I Use

  44. Tools I Use

  45. Tools I Use

  46. Outside of Work

  47. None
  48. None
  49. None

  50. Work of the Future

  51. Information Revolution

  52. Remote

  53. Remote

  54. Holacracy

  55. Stay inspired

  56. It’s up to you!

  57. Thanks!