Egg

80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans: โ€˜A lot of executives have egg on their faces.โ€™

Good. Because it’s an idiotic fucking idea that greatly increases employee stress and reduces productivity enormously, especially since a lot of people have one hour commutes each way and then go into a terrible and noisy open plan office to pretend to work. Then still do their real work at home.

By the way, I am an executive and I told my direct manager I’d quit immediately if there were any return to office forced, and I told my direct reports I’d fight it if it were ever mandated.

This story frames RTO as inevitable, though. And for most it probably is. But I can tell you: I will never work full time in an office again. Never.

Routine Tine

Do most skinny people over 30 have to think about what they eat literally all the time?

Nope! And I used to be fat so this isn’t an always-skinny person giving advice here. Also, I have an extremely slow metabolism so it’s very easy for me to gain weight.

But the best way to do it is to make eating well a routine, a habit. Also, be sure to eat higher-quality food. It’s far more satiating. And for me it’s important to have one day a week that I can (within reason) consume whatever I want to. If needed, measure portions. I have not needed to because I have ridiculous self control but I believe portion control can help if you do not.

And no, I am not hungry all the time and after the first few weeks I just got used to eating a lot less. (Again, I want to reiterate that it really, really helps to eat higher quality food, the best within reason you can afford.)

It’s certainly easier to intuitively eat your way to a miserable existence and early death, but that ain’t how I’d play it.