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The inequality rant
Karoshi vs. Great Resignation; unpaid heating bills vs. $36B in a day. Zoom fatigue and suicide.
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Five Points newsletter #40
Barefoot 21K, #ChallengeNOTaccepted; how Denmark fixed McDonald’s; Pedestrians being dumb for 10 minutes straight.
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Five Points #39
#FivePoints newsletter was on a longer break, a hiatus, or a sabbatical if you like. I've been procrastinating on getting this next edition out for some time until enough subscribers started nagging me ... probably the right kick in the butt I needed to get back to it. Thank
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#ChallengeAccepted book: delayed
#ChallengeAccepted is a guide, a handbook for helping people navigate their ways from the first-time manager to a leader, written in a way to become that buddy we all need(ed) but were afraid to ask.
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The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
At the start of the pandemic of 2020, I read Michael Finkel [https://amzn.to/3eZI8ls]’s book, The Stranger in the Woods [https://amzn.to/3hd2YQX], The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit. It’s a narrative of Christopher Knight [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Thomas_Knight]
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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Come for the story, walk away with the meaning of life Viktor Frankl [https://amzn.to/3nWvyHC]'s Man's Search for Meaning [https://amzn.to/33oy3cl] is one of those cult books that keep getting quoted once a person starts looking for deeper answers to their existence.
The Elements of Lifestyle
Fat, Forty, and Fired.
Watch TED Talks; they just might save your life. This TED Talk [https://www.ted.com/talks/nigel_marsh_how_to_make_work_life_balance_work?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare] and the subsequent book [https://amzn.to/3vnNKN5] most probably saved my life.
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Five Points newsletter (#38)
Welcome to the 38th edition of #FivePoints newsletter! I'll skip the big intro and keep it vacation-light. Title photo [https://www.instagram.com/p/CR1uAxCMi8x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link]: Izola, Slovenia. Sometimes the closest beach is the nicest. I've never enjoyed Slovenian seaside in
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Five Points newsletter (#37)
Title Photo [https://www.peterkos.org/from-playmates-to-grammar-girl/]: I consider myself a curious lifelong learner. Back in 2015, my curiosity and hunger for knowledge flew me to Miami, Florida where I attended Playboy's photography course. Read the backstory and enjoy my beautiful shots [https://www.peterkos.org/from-playmates-to-grammar-girl/]. [okay,
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Five Points newsletter (#36)
Title Photo: traveler's delight. Turkish Airlines lounge at the Istanbul Airport is probably my favorite lounge. Huge choice of salads, Turkish coffee, and their signature hospitality. Makes every connecting flight a delightful experience. This week's #FivePoints : * 📰 An early-2020-pandemic interview with yours truly [https://bookreadermagazine.com/featured-author-peter-kos/
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Five Points newsletter (#35)
Using Putin's tools against him; What went wrong at the Hotel California; Rotary stupidphone; You need 7 types of rest; and Your Money or Your Life;
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Five Points newsletter (#34)
Welcome to the 34th edition of my newsletter. The EU is introducing the digital covid passport, more and more people are vaccinated, and most of Europe is entering the main summer holiday period. It seems a lot of us prefer to stay within the EU this year, so I highly
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Five Points newsletter (#33)
Title photo [https://www.instagram.com/p/CQazJLMJDN_/?utm_medium=copy_link]: Loisium [https://www.loisium.com/en/hotel-south-styria/home/], Ehrenhausen, Austria 🇦🇹 My first business trip after more than a year. It's a wonderful spot just across the border in Steiermark. But don't get jealous: we
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Five Points newsletter (#32)
WFH by not working from home; 15 years of skipping work; Better Meetings; Burning Money; and Sitting is the new smoking.
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Five Points newsletter (#31)
Title photo [https://www.instagram.com/p/CP2L_8Uptpp/?utm_medium=copy_link]: Brooklyn Bridge, shot in May 2017. I'm determined to get to the Big Apple this year. 3 days will do [https://www.peterkos.org/on-the-road-by-jack-kerouac/]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [self-marketing] I just updated The Elements of Lifestyle book
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BlackBird's Bullets #30
Home office setup ideas; Life Design Worksheet; 15 steps for great Zoom calls; Zoom survival hints; 10 WFH time management tips.