202504211525 Make it easy to do your best work

We should try to put ourselves in the best position to do good work. This can include things like the environment you're working in: is it full of noise and distraction, is your schedule fragmented, is it high stress, etc. Or the work you're doing: be honest about which projects you have expertise in, are excited about, or have ethical problems with. Or any number of other things. Be honest with yourself and those around you. 202109251140 Play long term-games. Know what your 202411302328 Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivations are and take advantage of that knowledge. 202206112310 Work on what matters.

If we don't take steps to give ourselves a good chance to succeed, it's more likely that we won't.

The role of 202104291523 Leadership in an organization, and to an extent the organization itself, is to put people in a position to do their best work. This includes their actual role and team, but also the culture and social situation they're in.