## Editor's Note Happy Tuesday, everyone. Today, Sam Knuth offers the second installment of his series on working openly with anxiety. The first part of this series was our most-read and most-discussed article in January. I have little doubt this one will generate just as much interest and conversation. Thanks, Sam!
–B ## New Today Stuck in a loop: 4 signs anxiety may be affecting your work (by Sam Knuth) https://opensource.com/open-organization/20/2/working-anxiety-inaction-loop red.ht/2TZLcFl Sample social media: Gathering feedback is an everyday practice in open organizations. Are you collecting data to improve your products—or to alleviate your own apprehensions? @samfw takes a hard look: red.ht/2TZLcFl #TheOpenOrg "My desire to get input from a large variety of stakeholders was resulting in so much input that it was preventing me from moving forward." @samfw on #TheOpenOrg and mental health: red.ht/2TZLcFl #TheOpenOrg ambassador @samfw explains the frustrating power of the "anxiety inaction loop": red.ht/2TZLcFl #leadership "The fact that my anxiety can manifest both as dual worries—that I am not doing the right thing and that I am not doing enough—can be paradoxical." @samfw explains this tension at the heart of his work: red.ht/2TZLcFl #TheOpenOrg ## Previously Published Ron McFarland: "Communication superstars: A model for understanding your organization's approach to new technologies" https://opensource.com/open-organization/20/1/communication-technology-superstars Views last week: 215 ## Monthly Statistics Total page views for the month: 1,247 Total book downloads for the month: 23 ## Community Activity On the web: www.theopenorganization.org On GitHub: github.com/open-organization-ambassadors On Twitter: twitter.com/openorgbook On Discourse: www.theopenorganization.community ########## _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
