Born to Yap, Forced to Work

Punk Rock Training Guy

We adapt and adjust our personalities and personas based on our environment. We cover, cope, and often mask our authentic selves. But why? We unpack these learned behaviors and how we can push back on them by being a little more punk rock every day. Read the companion article here: Punk Rock Training Guy [https://medium.com/never-stop-writing/punk-rock-training-guy-a36ab78b4c3b] Your Preschooler’s Developing Personality: 6 Tips for Parents [https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/preschooler-personality-traits#:~:text=But%20between%20the%20ages%20of,to%20help%20their%20child%20blossom%3F] (WebMD) When do children show evidence of self-esteem? Earlier than you might think. [https://theconversation.com/when-do-children-show-evidence-of-self-esteem-earlier-than-you-might-think-53325#:~:text=It%20also%20showed%20us%20that,sense%20of%20their%20self%2Dworth.] (The Conversation) Normal Social Expectations by Age [https://www.brainbalancecenters.com/blog/normal-social-expectations-by-age#:~:text=Ages%202%2D3%3A%20Be%20aware,both%20adults%20and%20other%20children.] (Brain Balance) Baby Begins to Develop Self-Awareness [https://www.parentingcounts.org/baby-begins-to-develop-self-awareness-15-24-months/#:~:text=When%20children%20are%20between%2015,it%20is%20their%20own%20face.] (Parenting Counts) Identify Covering at Work - A Majority Phenomenon [https://tanenbaum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-January-Corporate-Member-Newsletter-Vol.-4-No.-1.pdf] (Tanenbaum) The Costs of Code Switching [https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-costs-of-codeswitching] (Harvard Business Review) Impression Management: Erving Goffman Theory [https://www.simplypsychology.org/impression-management.html] (SimplyPsychology) Surface Acting at Work: What it is and how to cope in a post-COVID world [https://thunderbird.asu.edu/thought-leadership/insights/surface-acting-work-what-it-and-how-cope-post-covid-world] (Thunderbird School of Global Management) First Impressions: Making up your Mind After a 100-Ms Exposure to a Face [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01750.x] (Association for Psychological Science)

Born to Chat: Weird Requests

Are you yearning for the ultimate super hero team up - Batman and Shrek? We aren't...until now... We asked ChatGPT about some of the weird and funny requests it has received. The results did not disappoint.

Dress Codes

Does the phrase "corporate casual" make you cringe? Have you ever been sent to the principal's office for a too-short skirt or inappropriate t-shirt? Then you are in good company. This week we dress down dress codes. Oppressive Dress Codes Need to Go: https://www.vice.com/en/article/its-time-to-rethink-eurocentric-office-dress-codes/ [https://www.vice.com/en/article/its-time-to-rethink-eurocentric-office-dress-codes/] Dress Codes: A Racist, Sexist History and Why They Must Go: https://www.idra.org/resource-center/dress-codes-a-racist-sexist-history-and-why-they-must-be-changed/ [https://www.idra.org/resource-center/dress-codes-a-racist-sexist-history-and-why-they-must-be-changed/] Most Workplace Dress Codes Are Immoral: https://blog.apaonline.org/2025/01/28/most-workplace-dress-codes-are-immoral/ [https://blog.apaonline.org/2025/01/28/most-workplace-dress-codes-are-immoral/] The Evolution of Business Wear: https://www.harvieandhudson.com/the-evolution-of-business-wear/ [https://www.harvieandhudson.com/the-evolution-of-business-wear/]

Born to Chat: Fix Meetings

Our calendars are lousy with meetings. We asked ChatGPT to fix meetings for us. We all have to be in them, so let's add some levity.

Creativity

After a brief gap year-rumspringa-time off to find ourselves we are back with a new episode about creativity. This you aren't creative? Think again!