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Stop Working from a Prison Cell

Chris Michel
February 26, 2014
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Stop Working from a Prison Cell

This deck walks through ways to accomplish a better work/life balance.

Chris Michel

February 26, 2014
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Transcript

  1. Stop Working
    FROM A
    Prison Cell

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  2. FROM A
    Hi, I’m Chris Michel
    hatefulcrawdad

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  3. Santa Cruz

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  5. “Man must not allow the clock
    and the calendar to blind him to
    the fact that each moment in his
    life is a miracle and a mystery.”
    –H.G. Wells

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  7. Output
    Income
    Homelife

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  8. A Brief History of Work

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  9. Hunter Gatherer

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  10. Hunter Gatherer

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  11. Hunter Gatherer

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  12. Hunter Gatherer

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  13. More Work = More Things

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  14. Agricultural Revolution

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  15. Agricultural Revolution
    $

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  16. Industrial Revolution

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  17. Minimal energy output for return

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  18. Age of the Developer

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  19. Internet/2000s

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  20. We have a job we love

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  21. We have a job we love

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  22. We have the upper hand

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  23. We all have a
    different balance

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  24. You are in control
    of your balance

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  25. Choice = Freedom

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  26. Say “No” more often

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  27. The iWorld

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  28. Tips on Achieving Balance

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  29. Identify Your Priorities

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  30. Track Your Time

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  31. One Thing at a Time

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  32. Schedule Happy Time

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  33. Private Time

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  34. Vacation

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  35. Ask for Support

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  36. Exercise

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  37. Set Boundaries

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  38. Know Your Rhythm

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  39. How I Balance

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  41. Tools I Use

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  42. Tools I Use

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  43. Tools I Use

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  44. Tools I Use

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  45. Tools I Use

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  46. Outside of Work

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  50. Work of the Future

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  51. Information Revolution

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  52. Remote

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  53. Remote

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  54. Holacracy

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  55. Stay inspired

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  56. It’s up to you!

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  57. Thanks!

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