[Newsletter] The Strange Things We Do to Succeed

Hi there,

It's funny what we're all ready to do in order to achieve a goal. Downplay our accomplishments, even though we're constantly measuring them against those of others. Pay money to unlock a job that's supposed to pay us? Return people to offices because it may bring immediate benefits, while overlooking the ones that working from home might bring in the future. This issue is about the strange things we do to succeed.

What do you think?

-Maja

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