I watched “The Office” today on NBC and chatted with an old co-worker (who, by the way, just left HP today) and it got me thinking about working and office life. It’s been almost 3 months since we quit the rat race and my memory is fading fast about working in the corporate world. [...]
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Take a break – free ice cream at Ben and Jerry’s today
Today is free ice cream cone day at Ben and Jerry’s. Click here to find the nearest one. It runs from 12pm to 8pm.
- JC
Happy people make you happier
There’s a growing body of evidence that supports the theory of social contagion – that is, your own feelings and emotions are profoundly influenced by the emotions and moods of those around you. For most people this occurs at a totally subconcious level, but it definitely happens – just think of the person who [...]
Springtime in the Second City
I’ve been out here in Chicago for about a week now on yet another working session, and like always it’s been quite a productive episode, both in terms of work accomplished and calories consumed. The weather in Chicago has been absolutely gorgeous, unlike the 0-degree wind chill that welcomed me the last time I [...]
too late/early for a title…
It’s Friday at 5 am and we just wrapped up our second in-person working session, just in time to catch Justin’s ridiculously early flight. Like the first one in Chicago, this session lasted for two weeks, which is about the maximum amount of time you want to spend heads-down, 24/7 on a project to [...]
