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Working from Home, a User’s Guide
So you’ve finally gotten out from under The Man’s Thumb™. Good for you! The Man has his Thumb over most people, holding them down, pinning them into a notebook, and putting them on the shelf to gather dust and be thrown away after failing to be sold in The Man’s Estate Sale™. But not you!…
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How to Finally Stop Being So Lazy
So you’ve just finished eating Thai food that you ordered because GrubHub is easier than warming up chicken when you notice that you’re surrounded by piles of unfinished projects. Literal piles, because one of your projects is to take out the trash and another is to remove the piles from your house. So there you…
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5 Ways to Stay Productive While You’re Lying in the Street Waiting for the Paramedics
You’ve worked hard to establish your reputation. People rely on you. You’re efficient, professional, and thorough. But there are little moments in your day where your efficiency drops. In the shower, out for dinner with loved ones, at a baseball game. Your smartphone has already made it easy for you turn turn these slow, private…
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National Geographic, Now a Newscorp Company, Offers Controversial Opinions Without Balance
Yet another quality news source reduced to shrill opinions. For shame.
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How to Make a Decision
You are faced with decisions everyday. I mean, maybe you’re not. I don’t know you personally. Do I? Well, look I don’t know which among you I know personally, and so it’s hard for me to say whether I know you personally. Hang on. View fullsize The people that I know in my personal life…
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On Being Neighborly
So now I’m friends with the UPS guy. Also the Potbelly guys. And the comic book guys. And with that, I’ve become my father. My father grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts home of Milton Bradley, who is an actual guy. In Lowell, according to my dad’s descriptions, you know everyone and everyone’s friendly. If…
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Have You Considered a Life of Crime?
When providing career advice I’m often asked, why should i even try to get a legitimate job, what with the economy and Obama and whatnot? This question is not as crazy as it sounds, since there are really only 3 ways to make a living. Let’s consider the merits of each option. Be Born…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Blogging
How do you find material? When choosing something to write about, it is important to remember that everything valuable has already been said on every topic, and your unique voice and opinion is only adding to the cacophony of bleating that is human discourse. So, I should not write a blog. While that is not technically…
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When the Staff at Potbelly Changes
Sandwich week continues. Since I have only so much self respect to distribute to myself in any given week, I chose to eat lunch from Potbelly again today. Do not misunderstand; I do not think that Potbelly is beneath me. Potbelly is one of the finest sandwich facilities within 3 blocks of my house. At…
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How to Successfully Work, or The Minimum Wage Debate, or ETC.
The first thing you need to know about work is that it’s important. How important? Work is so important that if you’re not working, you will die. It’s that simple. You need money to live. Why? Because everyone else needs money to live. An example: Dave is tired of working and decides to stop. He…
Serious Life Advice from a Serious Person 