The only way you can truly
control how you’re seen is by
being honest all the time.
-Tom Hanks-
control how you’re seen is by
being honest all the time.
-Tom Hanks-
And this at least I'd figured out long ago. By myself. Honest.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
It's not the hours
Sometimes we get sucked into the hand of the clock. Doesn't that sound nice. That is, we worry about the hours passing and that's how we measure what we've done or not done. I remember when I was younger my sister would be assigned to read for say a half hour, and she'd spend it reading as slowly as she could. When I got on her case she'd explain that she had been working at it for a half hour, so she was finished. I always pulled this quote out, and she always ignored me.
There's no real reason you need to know that.
Just remember:
There's no real reason you need to know that.
Just remember:
It’s not the hours you put in your work that counts,
it’s the work you put in the hours.
-Sam Ewing-
it’s the work you put in the hours.
-Sam Ewing-
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Make the Choice.
No, not THAT one, the OTHER one.
I'm a pack rat, as I believe a lot of people are, and tend to collect everything and hold on to it for years even after finding no use for it. Sometimes my computer folders or iPhoto/iTunes libraries or my physical library or my closet get too crowded, and I have to make choices. I've gotten a lot better at this after having to sift through re-takes of audio for work, because I have to pick the best shot, all the rest goes.
Consider these points:
Make a fraction goal, i.e. if you have 100 images, decide you only need 50 and get rid of all the rest.
If you only need 1, compare all of them like a rock-paper scissors tournament. Only keep the winner.
Ask yourself, 'what do I like about this [insert object]?' Is there another piece of clothing or music or memorabilia that accomplishes that better?
If you don't love it, don't keep it.
I'm having a garage sale this weekend, and I can't tell you how satisfying it's been over the past few weeks to sift through boxes and drawers to find things to get rid of.
I've always liked this quote:
I'm a pack rat, as I believe a lot of people are, and tend to collect everything and hold on to it for years even after finding no use for it. Sometimes my computer folders or iPhoto/iTunes libraries or my physical library or my closet get too crowded, and I have to make choices. I've gotten a lot better at this after having to sift through re-takes of audio for work, because I have to pick the best shot, all the rest goes.
Consider these points:
Make a fraction goal, i.e. if you have 100 images, decide you only need 50 and get rid of all the rest.
If you only need 1, compare all of them like a rock-paper scissors tournament. Only keep the winner.
Ask yourself, 'what do I like about this [insert object]?' Is there another piece of clothing or music or memorabilia that accomplishes that better?
If you don't love it, don't keep it.
I'm having a garage sale this weekend, and I can't tell you how satisfying it's been over the past few weeks to sift through boxes and drawers to find things to get rid of.
I've always liked this quote:
You can’t have everything.
Where would you put it?
-Steven Wright-
Where would you put it?
-Steven Wright-
Doesn't stop me though. I've always wanted Merlin's bag from the Sword in the Stone. Or Mary Poppin's. That would be practically perfect.
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