Month: October 2012
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Why Milestones Matter
A friend of mine who recently found a job was reflecting on whether it was the right position for him. Could he commute everyday for the rest of his life? His wife reminded him that he had made such a commute in the past for a few years and it was okay, and that he…
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Where do superstitions come from?
Designing computer chips is a fairly complicated affair. One of my friends who does this described the job this way: Imaging being 4-inches tall and climbing into the cockpit of a 747 — you sit down and look to the left and it is a sea of switches and knobs. You look to the right…
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The Standing Desk Disconnect
Recently, I started experiencing some back pain and started thinking about improving my work ergonomics. I had never tried a standing desk but noticed a number of the people I worked with had them and I’ve wanted to try it ever since reading about the perils of sitting to much. Fortunately, I was able to…
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Ennui : Why We Need Challenges
Earlier this summer we bought some tomato plants. It was too late to make a garden to plant them so they stayed in their rich potting soil, received great sunlight and were watered (usually). They flowered quite a bit and produced a couple tomatoes. Mostly they just sat there. The fall came along with the threat…