Michael J. Metts
@mjmetts.bsky.social
A writer and teacher who always has time for tea.
Anyone can be a leader. No one can lead like you. https://leadinglikeyou.com
Anyone can be a leader. No one can lead like you. https://leadinglikeyou.com
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also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes
May 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes
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I’m looking for a senior/staff level content designer to do some contract work at Medium. Lmk if you have a referral, send me links! Part time to start, but worth building on—great place on the internet to write for product. ✍️ #hiring #contract #contentdesign #writing
April 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I’m looking for a senior/staff level content designer to do some contract work at Medium. Lmk if you have a referral, send me links! Part time to start, but worth building on—great place on the internet to write for product. ✍️ #hiring #contract #contentdesign #writing
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This is true in the same way that everybody with an iPhone got a shit U2 album
ALPHABET CEO: AI OVERVIEWS NOW HAS OVER 1.5B MONTHLY USERS NEARLY ONE YEAR AFTER US LAUNCH
April 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is true in the same way that everybody with an iPhone got a shit U2 album
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Costco is a really popular subject for business-success case studies but I feel like business guys kinda lose interest when the upshot of the study is like "just operate with scrupulous integrity in all facets and levels of your business for four decades" and not some easy-to-fix gimmick
“You can’t say people are our most important product and then treat them like shit.” - Jim Sinegal, co-founder of Costco
April 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Costco is a really popular subject for business-success case studies but I feel like business guys kinda lose interest when the upshot of the study is like "just operate with scrupulous integrity in all facets and levels of your business for four decades" and not some easy-to-fix gimmick
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“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help.
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
April 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help.
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
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April 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Good morning, everyone. Don't forget to Turn On Reactions.
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Good morning, everyone. Don't forget to Turn On Reactions.
I wish there was a way to block people on Slack.
Would definitely use it when co-workers replace their profile pics with that Chat GPT nonsense that's supposed to look like Myazaki's work.
Would definitely use it when co-workers replace their profile pics with that Chat GPT nonsense that's supposed to look like Myazaki's work.
April 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I wish there was a way to block people on Slack.
Would definitely use it when co-workers replace their profile pics with that Chat GPT nonsense that's supposed to look like Myazaki's work.
Would definitely use it when co-workers replace their profile pics with that Chat GPT nonsense that's supposed to look like Myazaki's work.
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ChatGPT ass presidency
Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ChatGPT ass presidency
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
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The only accurate UX vs UI meme
March 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The only accurate UX vs UI meme
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Do y'all have any tools or methods for figuring out which terms are jargon and which aren't? How do you decide?
March 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Do y'all have any tools or methods for figuring out which terms are jargon and which aren't? How do you decide?
Was all excited for the new season of The White Lotus, but was even more excited for the new main title theme music. However, it's straight-up awful. Ruined the whole experience for me.
March 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Was all excited for the new season of The White Lotus, but was even more excited for the new main title theme music. However, it's straight-up awful. Ruined the whole experience for me.
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Formerly redlined neighborhoods have far fewer trees than those that were not redlined. Residents don’t benefit from how trees help us live better —like absorbing water so there are fewer catastrophic floods and providing shade so there are fewer heat-related illnesses.
apnews.com/article/tree...
apnews.com/article/tree...
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Formerly redlined neighborhoods have far fewer trees than those that were not redlined. Residents don’t benefit from how trees help us live better —like absorbing water so there are fewer catastrophic floods and providing shade so there are fewer heat-related illnesses.
apnews.com/article/tree...
apnews.com/article/tree...
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It’s Friday, so share one thing you are genuinely looking forward to this year.
Mine is Musk being forced to sell Twitter for cents on the dollar once Tesla’s P/E ratio falls to even a remotely sensible amount
Mine is Musk being forced to sell Twitter for cents on the dollar once Tesla’s P/E ratio falls to even a remotely sensible amount
February 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
It’s Friday, so share one thing you are genuinely looking forward to this year.
Mine is Musk being forced to sell Twitter for cents on the dollar once Tesla’s P/E ratio falls to even a remotely sensible amount
Mine is Musk being forced to sell Twitter for cents on the dollar once Tesla’s P/E ratio falls to even a remotely sensible amount
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As an out trans sportswoman, I can no longer get a visa to travel to the USA, because Republicans think I have an unfair biological advantage.
My sport?
Chess.
My sport?
Chess.
US officials ordered to issue permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
US officials ordered to issue permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
The US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to come to the US for sports…
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As an out trans sportswoman, I can no longer get a visa to travel to the USA, because Republicans think I have an unfair biological advantage.
My sport?
Chess.
My sport?
Chess.
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London bus shelter in London.
Well done People vs Elon 👏
Well done People vs Elon 👏
February 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
London bus shelter in London.
Well done People vs Elon 👏
Well done People vs Elon 👏
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nature is healing
February 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
nature is healing
Today, I wrote about everyday survival, how hard it is to experience the world right now, and what we can do to make it through: newsletter.leadinglikeyou.com/archive/a-li...
A little humanity
Last year, I started doing something unexpected at work: Hosting a weekly tea time. A fair number of us come into the office regularly, but don’t actually...
newsletter.leadinglikeyou.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today, I wrote about everyday survival, how hard it is to experience the world right now, and what we can do to make it through: newsletter.leadinglikeyou.com/archive/a-li...
The most chaotic people have to be the ones who drink iced coffee in the winter. It’s -2 in Chicago and I saw someone sipping one as they walked down the street. If they can do that, what else are they capable of?
February 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The most chaotic people have to be the ones who drink iced coffee in the winter. It’s -2 in Chicago and I saw someone sipping one as they walked down the street. If they can do that, what else are they capable of?
This is so eloquent and really resonates with me. Part of why I found the show so interesting. It was a whole lot more like real life than I thought it would be.
My read on Severance: the moral separation modern capitalism urges us to adopt – i.e. that we can & should accept different ethical standards in business life vs. personal life – is actually a splintering of the self. Integrity doesn’t just mean honesty: it means wholeness.
February 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is so eloquent and really resonates with me. Part of why I found the show so interesting. It was a whole lot more like real life than I thought it would be.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Sorry, Aaryan. I don't think even virtual assistants can rescue us now. But thanks for offering.
February 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sorry, Aaryan. I don't think even virtual assistants can rescue us now. But thanks for offering.