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Hi friends,

Greetings from Kamura Village!

I got my copy of Monster Hunter Rise on Switch last week, and its been sucking up most, if not all of my spare time. The Monster Hunter series has been extremely popular in Japan for years, and has gained popularity in the west since Capcom released Monster Hunter World on the PS4. I completely fell for the game then, and I've been having a blast playing MHR on Switch.

Of course, that means that I now have to juggle one more attention hogger in my spare time, next to spending time with Maya and Michal, meeting friends, reading books, watching Netflix, and writing essays. All of which is a roundabout way of saying: I didn't finish my next essay in time for this newsletter. Whoops. It's an essay on the role and use of a company mission, vision and values. It's not quite where I want it to be just yet, but you can expect it to be ready for the next Bi-Weekly Bits.

Here's what I want to share with you this week:

New book notes: Atomic Habits by James Clear is a fantastic book on the power of habits, and the best ways to learn or unlearn them.

The Best Bits

​What if we taxed the rich?: Economist and former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich examines the various ways in which we could (and should) tax the richest of the rich, and how much that would add to the US treasury. I'm convinced that some form of this is how we should fund solutions to some of society's most pressing problems, like global warming. Especially since the richest somehow pay less taxes than anyone else.

​YOUR NEW MORNING ALARM: I love Marc Rebillet's videos, and I'm seriously considering turning his latest effort into my actual morning alarm. I'm consistently amazed at how he loops music together so effortlessly and creatively. Check out his channel for more musical insanity, like this one.

​Blackbird by The Beatles sung in Mi'kmaq: In my day job I manage the innovation and business development processes and projects at the Netherlands' largest interpreting service provider. One of our long term considerations is the interpreting for, and preserving of, rare and endangered languages. This beautiful rendition of The Beatles' Blackbird in the endangered language Mi'kmaq calls attention to that subject in a beautiful and creative way.

See you in two weeks!

Martijn

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