Historical Archives
A couple of months ago, I pretty much quit looking at my to-do list. I quit putting new things on it and I just kind of went with the flow. Although I still think the GTD system that I used has some really good points, I think there are a lot of aspects to the…
Thanks everyone for your supportive comments on my announcement. Yesterday was my last day of work and it wasn’t as odd as I thought it would be. The last two days, actually, were filled with people coming by to chat, to say goodbye, even though I’ll see some of them next week at my official…
I’ve been thinking about how to write this post for a while now. As of Friday, I will no longer be employed, by my choice. I won’t go into reasons here because they are complicated and personal and it’s not fair to present just one side of things. Over the next couple of days, I’ll…
This has been a busy, busy week, filled with productivity and failure (yes, both). I have to say that the people I work with often rise to the challenge of difficult situations and we really do band together in that goofy, sappy way you think of when the chips are down. So I’m grateful that…
A Chronicle article highlights a collection of books pointing out that Americans are getting more stupid. Many of these books blame the internets. I haven’t read any of these books, so I don’t know what they all blame, but in the brief synopses provided by Benton, it seems none of these books blame the economy…
I was going to say education, but I think it’s bigger than that. I spent some time this morning reading around a collection of linked blog posts and articles related to connectedness, web 2.0, education, democracy, etc. Jen argues that the future of education is not Web 2.0, and I think I agree. It’s not…
Leslie has a great post up about academics and 40-hour weeks. There’s no mention of Larry Summers, but I hear echoes of him in some of the posts she references. There’s a little bit of “you have to work more than 40 hours to be competitive” and “the kinds of jobs where 40 hours is…
I have 4 more days of work before I’m off for a week. I really need the down time and I’m more aware of that than ever. Normally, I save enough vacation time to take the week before Christmas off, but this year, the dissertation trip ate up almost all of it. I’m in that…
I reduced my inbox by a magnitude. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. Let the productivity and calm begin! Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
Although my life is much less hectic than it was a year ago, I still seem to have every hour filled. The only reason I’m writing this now is because I’m waiting for someone to show up for a meeting. I think that’s not going to happen and I have another meeting in 1/2 hour.…
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