Shutter Count: 07
Another week, another issue! I feel like every time I send out an issue, I’m already working on the next one. Admittedly, I usually procrastinate and write on Tuesday or even the day of (like right now), but the week flies by.
Hopefully, everyone was able to enjoy their three-day weekend! My favorite thing about three-day weekends are the four-day work weeks. I’ve always been obsessed with productivity and one of my favorite ideas is Parkinson's Law: “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”. I believe that four-day work weeks coupled with Parkinson’s Law would be a huge boost to productivity due to people being more rested as well as an increased sense of focus and urgency to finish more work in less time. For example, Microsoft Japan, located in a place infamous for its work culture, saw a 40% boost in productivity! Anyways, enough wishful thinking and onto the newsletter!
Snapshot of the Week | What does happiness at work mean?
I recently came across this article by a fellow Substack writer, Alfonso de la Rocha, discussing the idea about happiness at work. He essentially came up with this equation:
I’ve thought a lot about this topic and it was cool to see it formalized in such a digestible way. No matter at what stage of your career you are, I highly recommend giving this article a read!
Full Exposure on 35mm 🎞
This week, I’ll be taking a brief hiatus from Asia photos because my film photos finally got developed! I tried my best to stay off the film hype train, but when I saw a film camera for sale at a farmer’s market in Berlin, I had to buy it.
After 6 months of procrastinating, I finally shipped my rolls off to get developed! Even though many of the shots got messed up due to my fumbling with the camera, I absolutely loved how some of them turned out. Looking through the shots so long after shooting them was a pleasant surprise.
In the age of smartphones and super-advanced DSLRs, it’s been cool to see the return of film cameras. I didn’t understand the appeal prior to receiving these photos, but the analog shooting experience and RNG of the results were really enjoyable!