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Category Archives: Habits
Email Violating Personalities
Yes, Email is Still the Way to #fail in a Deep, Meaningful Way… However, there are some ways to fail in smaller ways on a daily basis: General etiquette violators bcc: everyone – There are times when bcc: is … Continue reading
Bookmarked: Multitasking is still a lie
Multitasking is still a lie | Christopher S. Penn’s Awaken Your Superhero. I love this: “If you are multitasking, you are either doing work that is trivial or you’re doing a poor job.” Try this experiment if you doubt the … Continue reading
I want my crappy coffee; I need my crappy coffee
Drinking Coffee from Crestock Stock Photography A person might not be evil for planning a large team meeting in the break room. Or placing a makeshift sign on the door informing me that a meeting is in progress and I … Continue reading
Snore at your own risk
sleep from Crestock Royalty Free Images Sleeping at your desk is a very risky thing to do. It can quickly lead to a drastic reduction in income. There is always someone who doesn’t seem to get this. If you don’t know whether … Continue reading
Your supposed “80 hour week” this week says something to me.
What it says to me is that you, perhaps, don’t know what you’re doing. As Jason Fried of 37Signals suggests, Fire the workaholics. I’m worried about the clean-up effort that will result from your hard work.
Hand Washing, Urinals, and Toilets
Hand Washing from Crestock Stock Photos Maybe your use of a urinal made it possible to do your business “hands-free”. The rest of us would still like you at least to go through the motions of good hygiene for our … Continue reading
Grooming is wonderful
That doesn’t mean that your cubicle is an ideal place for it. *Clip* *Clip* *Clip* Please stop now.