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December 31st, 2011
 
I think this year was a year of me looking for stuff. Trying to figure stuff out. Maybe trying to figure out what I'm looking for. 
The psychology of quitting
Posted to: Quitting
December 28th, 2011
I am at a hotel. I think I'm dying. I have a bruise from where the Farmer slammed me into our bed post. I took the kids and went to a hotel so I could have time to think. I think I need to move into a hotel for a month.
Shortcuts to Common New Year's Resolutions
Posted to: Job Hunt | Journalism
December 20th, 2011
One reason I have achieved so much in my own career is that I’ve taken shortcuts. For example, I played professional beach volleyball without learning how to play indoor sixes very well—I can really only play doubles, which is what people play on the sand. But it allowed me to skip a lot of years of [...]
Secret social skills successful people know
Posted to: How to blog | Office Politics
December 14th, 2011
When we were at LegoLand I was struck by the high emotional intelligence of the employees. Their job is to make everyone feel like their Lego project is great. (You'd be surprised how many parents are there, swiping the white blocks from little kids at the Lego snowman contest.)
Investors fund mostly men, which is fine for women
December 11th, 2011
This post is cross-posted at TechCrunch.
The Value of Fresh Perspective
Posted to: Fulfillment
December 7th, 2011
It is the night of the new nanny. She is maybe a nanny or maybe a Spanish teacher. It is unclear. She is a blog reader who told me she could help me.
How to Ask Smart Questions
December 5th, 2011
This post is sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
Living Up to Your Potential
Posted to: Finding a career | Fulfillment
December 1st, 2011
I confess that I don’t feel like I’m working to my potential. And it makes me feel sick. I know the signs. It starts with me not being able to cope with my to-do list. It all looks too overwhelming. So I scale things back: I take out everything that has to do with starting [...]
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Skateboard class emergency: My Xanax spills into the halfpipe. Too steep for my feet. I have to ask a kid on his board to pick up my pills. 6 days ago
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