Tag: Jason Fried

better doing

The presence prison.

January 30, 2022

Jason Fried of Basecamp writes about their evolution from caring about teammates away status (presence) to not. “But it wasn’t until we gave up on Presence that we really got to embrace the sense of calm that comes from not […]

better doing

On being a bad manager.

September 3, 2017

Jason Fried, founder of Basecamp, writes straight from the heart and discusses why it’s so easy to be a bad manager. This hits one of the biggest challenges I see people struggle with in business. | learn more

better doing

Planning is guessing.

April 2, 2017

Planning is guessing. Jason Fried suggests a way to get past the psychological roadblock to planning by taking it for what it is. | learn more