¡Buenas tardes Landlubbers!
El viernes de las 5 viñetas de hoy llega desde los azules mares y los blancos acantilados de Dover, mientras pongo rumbo a Zurich, Budapest y luego Barcelona. Las últimas 6 semanas en Inglaterra han sido un tiempo especial para reencontrarme con la familia, los amigos y ver a la primavera dar sus primeros pasos. Así que, sin más preámbulos, disfruta de esta loca mezcla de marzo de consejos sociales, golosinas y temas de conversación que he encontrado o redescubierto en los últimos quince días. ¡Que aproveche!
1. What I'm reading: La guerra de sexos en las tareas domésticas - A week after International Women's Day, it's not too late to enjoy this short comic sketch published several years ago in The Guardian. Cue those wry smiles as these scenes undoubtedly resonate. Men: take heed!
2. What I'm reminding myself of: El impacto positivo del slow travel - I'm far from 100%, but wherever possible I still love taking trains and buses over flying. I recently had to revisit the carbon cost of flying to firm up my resolve. Poor calendar planning has me travelling back to England three times over the next 3 months. Flying in just one direction one time will already emit more C02 than all these trips combined by bus. Let's see how it goes...
3. What I'm cooking with: Aquafaba - The last weeks have been a culinary whirlwind, testing out a host of new recipes from the comprehensive La Biblia de la repostería vegana. So if you're still cooking cakes with eggs - stop! Aquafaba (the liquid you drain from canned chickpeas or beans) does exactly the same thing. Just like egg whites, you can prepare fluffy sponges, delicious mousses or whisk it up with sugar into stiff peaks for meringues. Welcome to the next plant-based revolution!
4. What I'm asking myself: ¿Qué le entusiasma?- My main take-away from recently skim-reading Tim Ferris' Semana laboral de 4 horas was losing the focus on happiness, and aiming for excitement instead. He says, "Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse." Agreed. He goes on, "Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase... The question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?."
5. What I'm recommending:Vela digital - For charities, the digital world is a jungle of opportunity, threat, confusion and wonder. But who has the resources to access top-notch skills? That why I've enjoyed exploring the offering from Digital Candle - a great free service for charities to connect with a specialist digital consultant for free. Well worth making use of!
📣 Oportunidades y ofertas
👨💻 Join Aspen UK's Rising Leaders Fellowship - a London-based group of change-makers
💰 Solicite un puesto de Responsable de captación de fondos en RBB - we're recruiting! UK salary £32k - £40k
📚 Presente su candidatura a Agentes de Cambio para la Educación - if you're based in Asia, I cannot recommend this enough!
That's it for this fortnight! As ever, please let me know your thoughts and feedback - and send anything you'd like me to include in upcoming editions this way.
