Question 311 of 365: When should you take a sick day?
When you have to use your wife’s expired pregnancy anti-nasea medacine to stop from vomiting. Posted via email from The Throughput
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Question 310 of 365: What is the right increment?
I used to think that incremental change would not suffice. Nothing would infuriate me more than baby steps forward. And yet, the kinds of revolutions I see around me are terrifying. Large scale pendulum swings and quick fixes that get massive amounts of press seem are wreaking havoc on everything …
Question 309 of 365: What is our Kleenex Acceptable Use Policy?
I was a nose picker. When I felt as though there was an obstruction, I went after it with gusto. I was not proud of this habit, but I didn’t know what else to do. I thought for a while that I might have an overly active snot producer. It …
Question 308 of 365: What does a new choice give us?
For the first time in about 5 years, I get to pick out a new cell phone. I was bound by a 2 year contract that transitioned directly into a district-approved phone. I haven’t had choice of provider, phone or plan for all of that time. Now that I must …
Question 307 of 365: Why should we sand?
Image via Wikipedia When my wife and I moved into our first house, we decided we would change a few things. We moved the refrigerator out of the hallway and into the kitchen. We covered over some hideous wood paneling with drywall. We even made consistent archways out of every entryway. Well, …
Question 306 of 365: What happens when you no longer have to explain?
I realize that I have spent a great part of my professional life explaining things. I explain how tools work or how to write a persuasive paper. I may take others through an experience to help them understand and figure things out for themselves, but in the end I am …
Question 305 of 365: When should we pull the trigger?
Image via CrunchBase I have never fired a gun. At least unless you count pellet guns at camp in middle school. Sure, I won minor marksmen awards for accuracy and consistency. Sure, I loved the feeling of loading up the tiny pellets and shooting them off one by one. I may …
Question 304 of 365: How do you know when you have found the right community?
You see people loitering and being congratulated for doing so. You hear authentic and original voices throughout the day. You see the sunlight hitting everyone and nothing is left in dark corners. You entrust your fate and the fate of your children. You simply don’t want to be anywhere else.
Question 303 of 365: Why is the ball up in the rafters?
Image via Wikipedia In every gymnasium I have ever been to, whether it is at a recreation center, athletic club or school has a ball or balloon stuck somewhere in the rafters. There is never very much of a story behind it, but everyone knows that it is there. Kids and adults …
Question 302 of 365: How much notice should you give?
Making a decision is the hard part, but letting everyone know requires skill. You have to be tactful and allow everyone their own time to process. You have to pay respect to everything that has come before, but the clean break is so enticing. You want to run as fast …