by David | Apr 15, 2007 | culture, economics, photo, travel
It’s a good thing they have a guide, or they might smack into a wall.
by David | Apr 11, 2007 | economics, technology, transportation
Back when I lived in San Francisco, I lived near Van Ness Avenue, a wide boulevard from which it was very difficult to make a left turn. People trying to make left turns on or off of Van Ness would often cause traffic to back up. I complained that these people should...
by David | Apr 9, 2007 | culture, economics, working
I did it again. I sent an article around to a bunch of people at work. Some of them work for me an probably feel obligated to read it or maybe even act upon it. I’ve become one of Those Managers – the ones who pass along trendy thought pieces to people who...
by David | Mar 28, 2007 | culture, economics, working
Hang up the phone, turn off the TV and put away your kibosh. I was right earlier this month when I started musing on the concept of Return on Focus. The New York Times reports, among other factods, this:In a recent study, a group of Microsoft workers took, on average,...
by David | Mar 8, 2007 | culture, economics, media, working
More pro-business news from the capital of the collapsing tunnel state:…members of the [Boston] City Council said yesterday they would consider forcing all corporate marketers to obtain city licenses before they can push products.Yes, you read that right. They...
by David | Mar 4, 2007 | economics, working
3:18pm. Restate my assumptions. Switching tasks may bring creative or subconscious approaches not seen when staying focused on a single task. Evidence: Kekulé’s dream of the structure of benzene; my need for a whiteboard in the bathroom. Staying on a task to the...
