by Tim Parkins | Oct 12, 2025
8 days making bacon (and what it taught me about work) Some things are worth doing slowly. Your best work is one of them. Delicious, hand-crafted smokey bacon. Well-worth the time. I spent 8 days making bacon. I prepped the cure and spice mix. A week of curing, flipping the pork belly in its brine every night. Four hours of smoking. Then slicing it all by hand. I could’ve just bought bacon at the store. Five minutes and done. But that’s not the same, is it? The store-bought version works….
by Tim Parkins | Oct 5, 2025
Einstein Called It Insanity. You Call It Productivity. Who’s Right? You escape your chains by choosing to let them go. Why do you keep doing the same damn things that aren’t working? You’re stuck. So you do more. Einstein called that insanity; doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting a different result. You’re exhausted, overwhelmed, not hitting your goals – and your brilliant solution is to add MORE to your plate. Another course. Trying to add in a new habit, another morning…
by Tim Parkins | Sep 28, 2025
The Hidden Force Quietly Sabotaging Your Dreams The familiar feels safe, but it’s slowly killing you. Comfort is the cage. But the door is open – if you choose to use it. You know that person who’s been complaining about their job for years but never makes any career move? That’s not laziness. That’s loss aversion (and it might even be you). “It’s not that we fear the unknown. You cannot fear something you do not know. Nobody is afraid of the unknown. What you really fear is the loss of the…
by Tim Parkins | Sep 21, 2025
Why Being Really Good At Your Job Is Now Dangerous Expertise was once your edge. Now it might be your blindfold. Your career is a kaleidoscope. Turn it, or stay stuck in the same pattern. You did everything “right” in your career – climbed steadily, earned the promotions, and built deep expertise in your field. But what if that very expertise is quietly becoming your biggest liability? The most dangerous position in today’s economy isn’t being unemployed. It’s being really, really good at…
by Tim Parkins | Sep 14, 2025
Your Dream Role Is Staring You Right In The Face Your dream role isn’t hiding somewhere else. It’s waiting for you to tell a better story – to yourself and everyone around you. Doors don’t just appear. They light up when you decide to walk the path The new role was supposed to be my fresh start. Different organization, different team, different possibilities. Instead, I found myself stuck in the same patterns, facing the same challenges, feeling the same resentment. Damn it. I realized the…
