Pet Explanations, Thoughts on Justworks, & More.

Here's everything we published this week.

January 16, 2022

Knowledge Partner: McKinsey & Company

If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done? Most executives say they now find themselves spending too much time on pointless exchanges—but there’s a better way forward. Check out a new article that looks closer and suggests three focus areas to help your organization step up.

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What: Eric Newcomer Discusses 2022 Startup Trends

When: Thursday, January 20th at 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST

Where: Every Discord

Eric will be joining Nathan, Dan, and Evan in the Every Discord to discuss the most important trends he's seeing in 2022. We'll be chatting about Y Combinator's new deal terms, OpenSea's $13 billion valuation, and crypto's impact on venture.

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Now, let's take a look at the articles we published this week.

Beware of Pet Explanations

Dan Shipper / Superorganizers

When we're gripped with an overwhelming emotion, we often jump to conclusions about their cause. In this piece, Dan deconstructs these "pet explanations" to find that it's a lot more complicated than we might imagine. Our behaviors and emotions are influenced by not only our immediate environment, but our endocrine system, neurobiology, our childhood, and even our genetic makeup going back millenia.