Category: Status update
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Working post-industrially
I love living in the post-industrial society. Everybody can make up their own service job. One of these days I'm going to have cards made up that say "Data Cleaning Lady." That's one job that I can do comfortably that other people either can't or won't do.
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First post from a smart phone
The internet is down at my home, so I’m learning to post from my new iPhone. Liking the singing pig, I’m amazed that I can post, never mind I’m doing it badly.
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As Daniel Kahneman suggests, today I’ll focus being happy and remembering it happily, too. #li
Thanks to Maria Popova for directing me to Daniel Kahneman's inspiring TED presentation about the difference between being happy and thinking of yourself as happy. Brain Pickings: Thinking, Fast and Slow: A New Way to Think About Thinking, 2011-Oct-26, by Maria Popova Among the book’s most fascinating facets are the notions of the experiencing self and…
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Failure as a strategic advantage. #li
People who haven't failed recently think they have it all figured out, but they are deluded. In fact, if you don't see failure in your life, you are the blind one. How we move: Why it is good to fail sometimes, 2011-Oct-27, by Carolin Dahlman Research shows that people who are rich are less altruistic than…
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Start your morning with a smile. Take a peek at Brian Block’s profile pics on Facebook. #li
I caught sight of this picture on my Facebook wall, then clicked over to see what other profile pictures he had. What a collection! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.941633501852.2607057.10102596&type=3 via www.facebook.com
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This week we start testing new email strategies. #li
At MosquitoZone, we'll be start testing B2B email campaigns.
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Spending Saturday trying to catch up with my associations. #li
I handle database and communications for my alumni association and Creative Houston. The new job has made it difficult to keep up.
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Tired but happy. Lots of new opportunities opening up. #li
Rearranged the furniture in my office and found new ways to look at things.
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Settling into new job, looking for things to change. #li
I'm really enjoying my new job at MosquitoZone. I know this because I looked around my office and thought, "I could be bored here." No worries.
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