“My greatest skill in life has been to want but little.”–Thoreau “It’s not getting what you want, it’s wanting what you’ve got.”-Cheryl Crow Like most everyone else, I love the holiday season. A while ago, though, it became less about receiving (at this point in my life, if I need something, I’ll just go buy it–I don’t have the self-discipline Read more…
Over at the Get Rich Slowly blog, they pulled out lessons from the documentary, “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” that can help with your current job or career. Some of the advice includes falling in love with your work. He writes: “Dream jobs don’t simply work their magic because you find them; they do because you marry them for life and Read more…
Not even three months into living in New York, I faced an impending storm so scary they called it “Frankenstorm.” Luckily, I live in an area that was only minimally affected. However, I work in lower Manhattan and as a result of power outages and the transportation system not running, I have not been able to get to work for a few Read more…
I remember this list floating around on email a few years ago: What to say when you get caught asleep at work: 1. “They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen.” 2. “This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about in the time management course you sent me to.” 3. “Whew! Guess I left the Read more…
Back in the days before electricity, families gathered around the fire to talk about their day, share stories, and maybe even sing. These days, while we don’t have a fire to gather around, we do have a dinner table to fill this function. Recently, a studywas conducted by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Minnesota. They used data Read more…
