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My blog has always been a mixed bag of random stuff. Since my personality is also quite random, I wanted to keep it that way as this blog is a fairly accurate reflection of who I am. However, I realize that this can become tedious for certain visitors because they never know what to expect. [...] Another friend of mine emailed me recently with a response to the 4 points brought up in this post. I’ve highlighted the parts that caught my attention. I’m glad to see that some of the things I write get people thinking! Here’s the email: I just have some comments on this e-mail you got, really got [...] Insatiable Flickr photo by KanditaI got an email from a friend of mine in response to my entry about Generation Y and Boreout. I thought his views were very interesting, so I wanted to share his email with you: Hey man! I was thinking about the same thing. Here are some of my thoughts. I have four [...] Overqualified image from Teacher Training“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” -Yogi Berra How can you truly convince someone that you’re overqualified for a job? Consistently get the job done as efficiently as possible and over-deliver on whatever is asked. If you’re asked to build 10 widgets, [...] Proper Napping Position from Worst Case ScenariosIf you haven’t heard the term Boreout before, the best article I could find describing the topic is this one: Forget burnout, Boreout is the new office disease A typical “ideal” job is the intersection of the 3 circles “What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and may be. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a [...] Several of my friends and I were frequently referred to as the “best of the best” the John Molson School of Business had to offer. This was typically said either in the context of our school’s coop program or business case competitions. Our university was even recently ranked as the top Canadian school in terms [...] English: “Hold your horses goddammit!!” I first heard this French expression [which, I think is hilarious!] a few weeks ago from someone I’ve been hanging around with quite a bit lately. Today, while I was on the bus, an extremely rude woman got on with her baby carriage and was trying to shove her way through. [...] |
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