Thoughts and sketches on humans, nature, running, and the end of the world
I’ve been out of work for 3 days, and it seems that I’m going through a period of mourning. I expected to be completely happy, but I’m not yet. Should I be surprised? It’s a farewell to six years of my life and to the many people that I’ve seen for at least eight...
For the few people who don’t know already (it’s amazing how fast news spread in human communities!), yesterday I left my company of six years. You may remember how some time ago I was musing on the benefits of going to work each day if it were your last day. I was wrong. Do...
In number games and social software, dana boyd observes how we sometimes get obsessed with numbers that represent our performance—think game scores or, in her example, increasing miles per gallon while driving an hybrid car. The effect on our behavior can be even more powerful when these measures are socially determined as for the...
Wendy Piersall founded eMomsatHome.com in early 2006. On her site, Wendy shares tips and insights on how to start and run a home-based business and writes on the challenges and rewards of working from home. Wendy has just launched BlogJolt, a project aimed at increasing traffic and visibility of blogs by women. I’ve asked...
A couple of weeks ago, I got a copy of Now, discover your strengths by Gallup’s Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton. I received it at work, as a mandatory reading for managers. My initial impression was not good: the book read as a self-help book with an aggressive attitude and, above all, a money-making...