Quick Hits of the Week

• Michael Hyatt has a great post on the three components you must have to be satisfied with your work. I was able to really quickly identify where I fall on his diagram when it comes to my current job. I’m also able to see where my previous effort at self-employment would have fallen, too. Trust me, missing that third component is a killer, so you need to be aware when one has become absent. Make a change, and seek them out.

• Time is precious. Almost any other resource we have can be renewed, but time, for each of us, is finite. We all want more time to do the things we consider important, but we eventually come to the harsh reality that 168 hours a week just isn’t enough to do it all. So, managing our time becomes crucial, just like we have to budget our money. We have to be ready to make sacrifices. Josh Reich reminds us that when we  say yes to one thing, we must be ready to say no to  something else. Lenore Skenazy reminds us that when we allow ourselves (and our kids) to say no and quit an activity, we’re free to say yes to an opportunity that fits us better later. My wife and I have been practicing saying “no” recently. It’s freeing.

• Check it out. Chandeliers made from bicycle parts. They’re all way more beautiful than that sounds.

• “Because of these special due process privileges, there’s little incentive for police departments to discipline officers. In most cases, it’s more financially prudent to let a District Attorney or outside law enforcement agency do the heavy lifting, and then fire the officer if he’s convicted. This is the only “easy” way, under police bills of rights, for departments to get rid of bad cops–which essentially means the only way to get rid of bad cops is if some other law enforcement agency can make a felony charge stick.” – Read this article in its entirety. Take from it what you will.

• What if Boba had a daughter, but she was only three apples high and blue? …sorry.

Is there something valuable or important or cool or funny or weird or awesome out there I missed this week? I can’t hit it all, but you should let me know about it by dropping me a line or sharing it in the comments below! I’d appreciate the heads up.