May 2012
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A case for optimism.
I’m not exactly sure if I’m a “glass half full” gal, or a “glass half empty” gal. I think I may just be a “the glass has some amount of liquid in it” type of person. Not an optimist. Not exactly a pessimist. A realist. I don’t think this is a bad quality necessarily. I assess, and I get things done. But I do think the fact that I’m not...
May 28th
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I went to the most amazing meeting today. We spent 15 minutes reading aloud the agenda that everyone already had right in front of them on paper. Then, we spent 20 minutes debating whether or not there were mistakes in the last meeting’s notes. Then, we spent 10 minutes trying to figure out whether people had been sent the agenda via email. Oh yeah, it already started 40 minutes late. I...
May 7th
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Some advice on taking advice →
“Why do people insist on writing about how great they are? This is not interesting. You know this from going to cocktail parties. If you only talk about why you’re great no one will want to talk to you.” I love this blog post.
May 3rd