Comments on: Welcome to the Working Week http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/ A dissident twist of reality... Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Xman http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32743 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:16:01 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32743 I have been lucky the last few years to find work that I am passionate about. It hasn't seemed like work. Some of the work has been volunteering my time to assist others. Many days, it seems like I get more out of it than I put in. I have noticed the danger of my avocations changing into vocations. Then it starts getting old and I feel less passionate and creative. I think I'm going to experiment with how I eat and see if it helps me convert to a more humane work and lifestyle. The French way. Lots of creative variety, make meals a social event. Kind of celebrate. Maybe I can get this new attitude to creep into other aspects of my life. I wouldn't be at all unhappy if I find myself with as yet unknown opportunities to live there. I have been lucky the last few years to find work that I am passionate about. It hasn’t seemed like work. Some of the work has been volunteering my time to assist others. Many days, it seems like I get more out of it than I put in.
I have noticed the danger of my avocations changing into vocations. Then it starts getting old and I feel less passionate and creative.

I think I’m going to experiment with how I eat and see if it helps me convert to a more humane work and lifestyle.
The French way. Lots of creative variety, make meals a social event. Kind of celebrate. Maybe I can get this new attitude to creep into other aspects of my life.
I wouldn’t be at all unhappy if I find myself with as yet unknown opportunities to live there.

]]> by: JoeC http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32737 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:32:51 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32737 Pelmo...that does really tick me off when I spend the last several hours of a day working on a hard problem I can't solve, only to come in the next morning and fix it in a few seconds...Funny how the universe is self correcting that way, and pushing us to keep the work separated from non-work time. Dusty...after reading that statistic, my backside is feeling really hot...I think it actually just burst into flames! ;-) Pelmo…that does really tick me off when I spend the last several hours of a day working on a hard problem I can’t solve, only to come in the next morning and fix it in a few seconds…Funny how the universe is self correcting that way, and pushing us to keep the work separated from non-work time.

Dusty…after reading that statistic, my backside is feeling really hot…I think it actually just burst into flames! ;-)

]]> by: Dusty http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32736 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:11:01 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32736 Here is a true stat for ya on this topic from one of my recent posts: <b>Workers productivity has increased 76% but wages have increased less than 2% in the last 30 years.</b> If that doesn't burn your ass, your medicated far too heavily. ;) Here is a true stat for ya on this topic from one of my recent posts:

Workers productivity has increased 76% but wages have increased less than 2% in the last 30 years.

If that doesn’t burn your ass, your medicated far too heavily. ;)

]]> by: pelmo http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32731 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:37:15 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32731 Joe, you should try it. It is surprising how much easier something appears after you have spent a relaxing evening at home and then tackle it the next day. You will find yourself wondering why you worried so much about it the previous day. Joe, you should try it. It is surprising how much easier something appears after you have spent a relaxing evening at home and then tackle it the next day. You will find yourself wondering why you worried so much about it the previous day.

]]> by: JoeC http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32728 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:59:51 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/16/welcome-to-the-working-week/#comment-32728 Good advice, Pelmo. Still, it's hard to turn work off. Today's gadgets...cell phones, laptops, handhelds, wifi connections...they've really blurred the line between "work" and "not at work." Good advice, Pelmo. Still, it’s hard to turn work off. Today’s gadgets…cell phones, laptops, handhelds, wifi connections…they’ve really blurred the line between “work” and “not at work.”

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