Here are five related trending topics on LinkedIn this week. I'll take them on one at a time:
• Are visible tattoos okay at work?
It all depends where you work. If you are in a consumer-facing job with customers of various ages and backgrounds, like a doctor's office, then no, visible tattoos are not a good idea. But if you work in Starbucks or a bike shop, go for it. And if you are starting new job in a marijuana dispensary, dude, please get a tattoo!
• Does a “dream job” really exist?
No. That kind of job exists in your dreams. When you're awake, the only way to get one is to create it yourself. That's why some people start companies. I did.
• What advice would you give to your younger self?
My younger self needed to take more chances and try more things while I still could. He needed to cause a bit more trouble in the world. He needed to realize that there is going to be an end to all of this, and it's going to come sooner than you think.
• What do you think about a five-hour work day?
Now I'm retired, I work a five-hour day. I wake up and write for five hours and give the stories away for free. Then I party the rest of the time. You might give that a try.
• Here's what's luring people back to offices.
The myth is that offices are mainly about the work. Offices are about the people; the work can be done anywhere, as we all realized during the pandemic. Humans are social creatures; whether we acknowledge it or not we need each other. Hopefully more people will remember that coming out of the pandemic.
Besides, and this is really important. The best work is almost always done collaboratively, by teams. The individual superstar is pretty much an urban myth. Hell, even Albert Einstein didn't work alone. <https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/not-lone-genius>
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