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The Romance of Work

How to find more meaning (and even magic) in our day-to-day business

Leadership
We Are All So Entangled

Tim Leberecht on July 26, 2020

The pandemic has catapulted us into the quantum age: embracing the non-binary can be one beautiful outcome from the ugly reality of this crisis.

The pandemic has catapulted us into the quantum age: embracing the non-binary can be one beautiful outcome from the ugly reality of this crisis.

Career
At the Workplace of the Future, You Must Be a Painter

Tim Leberecht on July 19, 2020

With the shift to remote work, digital social technology is experiencing a second spring. What does this mean for workers and the skills they must hone?

With the shift to remote work, digital social technology is experiencing a second spring. What does this mean for workers and the skills they must hone?

Leadership
Can We Please Stay in This Space a Bit Longer?

Tim Leberecht on May 10, 2020

For those of us privileged enough to still have work, the return to normal is disturbing. Many of us don’t want to simply restore; we want to start anew.

For those of us privileged enough to still have work, the return to normal is disturbing. Many of us don’t want to simply restore; we want to start anew.

Relationships
So Much Love to Give

Tim Leberecht on April 28, 2020

We are only slowly beginning to understand the romantic, erotic, and social consequences of this lockdown.

We are only slowly beginning to understand the romantic, erotic, and social consequences of this lockdown.

Relationships
6 Hopes for a Post-Corona World

Tim Leberecht on April 5, 2020

For all of us to collectively imagine a better future, each of us must envision their own. But instead of a coherent vision for the future, I can only articulate six hopes.

For all of us to collectively imagine a better future, each of us must envision their own. But instead of a coherent vision for the future, I can only articulate six hopes.

Coronavirus Disease 2019
Four Paradoxes of the Coronavirus

Tim Leberecht on March 22, 2020

We’ve seen something like this before, and yet we’ve never seen anything like this before. There are no words for it. There are too many words for it.

We’ve seen something like this before, and yet we’ve never seen anything like this before. There are no words for it. There are too many words for it.

Career
How to Be Alone With Yourself

Tim Leberecht on March 14, 2020

As "social distancing" confines us to our four walls, what can we do and from whom can we learn?

As "social distancing" confines us to our four walls, what can we do and from whom can we learn?

Relationships
Say Less, Feel More: The New Communication Minimalism

Tim Leberecht on January 27, 2020

One escape from the anxiety of social media is communication minimalism, a new trend that reduces communication to something that we feel rather than do.

One escape from the anxiety of social media is communication minimalism, a new trend that reduces communication to something that we feel rather than do.

Gratitude
How to Make the Most of the Time Between the Years

Tim Leberecht on December 23, 2019

The end of the year is the perfect time for looking back while looking forward. Here's how you can reflect during this transitional time of year.

The end of the year is the perfect time for looking back while looking forward. Here's how you can reflect during this transitional time of year.

Career
Bodies at Work

Tim Leberecht on November 18, 2019

We spend the majority of our waking hours at work, but for the most part we do it as disembodied brains that we carry from meeting to meeting, no wonder we often feel dehumanized.

We spend the majority of our waking hours at work, but for the most part we do it as disembodied brains that we carry from meeting to meeting, no wonder we often feel dehumanized.

Resilience
Don’t Fail Better, Fast, or Forward. Fail Beautifully.

Tim Leberecht on May 12, 2019

Last week, the Champions League semi-finals, the Uber IPO, and the UN extinction report gave us a glimpse into the changing nature of success and failure—and why it matters.

Last week, the Champions League semi-finals, the Uber IPO, and the UN extinction report gave us a glimpse into the changing nature of success and failure—and why it matters.

Relationships
In the New Year, Scratch "Purpose" and Follow Your Desires

Tim Leberecht on December 27, 2018

In recent years, the concept of "purpose" has moved from philosophy to lifestyle to mainstream business. As we consider our New Year's resolutions, is it time to abandon it?

In recent years, the concept of "purpose" has moved from philosophy to lifestyle to mainstream business. As we consider our New Year's resolutions, is it time to abandon it?

Artificial Intelligence
The New Emotions of the New Machine Age

Tim Leberecht on July 22, 2018

We now realize that feeling more not only makes for richer lives but is also the best antidote to a world of self-optimization and efficiency, in other worlds, a world of machines.

We now realize that feeling more not only makes for richer lives but is also the best antidote to a world of self-optimization and efficiency, in other worlds, a world of machines.

Education
Can Exponential Tech Enhance Early Childhood Education?

Tim Leberecht on December 12, 2017

When it comes to AR, Blockchain, or AI, most of us feel like pre-schoolers. So I learned a lot at a recent weekend that brought together education experts with tech leaders.

When it comes to AR, Blockchain, or AI, most of us feel like pre-schoolers. So I learned a lot at a recent weekend that brought together education experts with tech leaders.