what needs doing?

7 February 2010

there is a lot in this world that is about what appears to be luck.  right place, right time – that sort of thing.  most of the time, though, it isn’t really about that at all.  it’s not a lightning strike, or a complete coincidence.  you meet people because you are somewhere where people can [...]

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laziness

27 January 2010

I am lazy.  I do nothing, a lot of the time.  I once gave a 6 minute and 40 second talk on “Doing things: Why I don’t”.  I enumerated the reasons people don’t do things, and the things I don’t do.  I took the time to do that, and I’m taking the time to do [...]

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In Which I Reflect on the "Perfect Job"

20 January 2010

I called someone who works for me cynical yesterday.  But then, listening to myself, and the way I talk about clients and colleagues (who are really internal clients), I acknowledged that I sound pretty cynical, too.  Where I would draw the line between myself and the guy who reports to me is that he has [...]

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Struggling with Discipline (Part 1)

19 January 2010

I would start by telling you about all the apathy and fear of the last week, but I think this says it so much better. And if you do not now read Bobulate, you must.  I think I found it through Noah Brier, and it has quickly become something I actively look forward to reading. [...]

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Getting Focused (is hard)

6 January 2010

When you’ve got a full time job, as I do – in fact  full time job that runs about 12 hours a day – it’s hard to focus on the more important task.  Worse, once you’ve decided you want to go solo, you might find you have a hard time investing in the work that’s [...]

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