Low-Spoons Leadership
summary
Introduces spoon theory and defines spoon debt as the deferred cost of emotional, organizational, and health needs; gives concrete tactics: inventory current spoons, write a one‑sentence problem statement, budget effort to projects that match motivation, use 20% time to prototype (example: an internal conference at Google), plan inclusivity early to avoid last‑minute accessibility costs, set boundaries, delegate work so projects survive absence and avoid becoming irreplaceable.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:54About Me
- 2:13What exactly are spoons?
- 4:44Wasted Spoons
- 5:57Spoon Debt
- 7:34Paying off your Debts
- 8:55What motivates you?
- 10:34What problem are you trying to solve?
- 11:39Avoiding Scope Creep
- 13:23A note on Inclusivity
- 15:03Letting projects fly on their own
- 16:33Some Inspiration
- 18:14Questions?
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