http://www.johnmwillis.com/other/top-5-things-to-do-when-staring-into-the-abyss/ JOHNMWILLIS BLOG Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:53:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.johnmwillis.com/other/top-5-things-to-do-when-staring-into-the-abyss/comment-page-1/#comment-32614 indyconsultant-florida Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:31:54 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1268#comment-32614 http://www.johnmwillis.com/other/top-5-things-to-do-when-staring-into-the-abyss/ Not Quite There Top 7 *First Impressions Last a Life Time Repeating the same thing, expecting different results is insanity --Einstein Most are stuck in same position or retired. Impress someone new and rising. *Look Busy You are busy preparing for your next step. *Not a Good Time to Have an Ego Would you buy a quality steak dinner for a buck? How about an expensive Japanese car versus a cheap Yugo? *Work Hard and Have Fun I tell random associates, have a SERIOUS hobby like learning how to play the organ AFTER age fifty and work humorously. It's only during the software 'death marches' that folks laugh at my lame jokes. Too much tension is dangerous to performance, as many Olympic athletes know. Work funnily and Never goof off when having fun. Why the organ? I've always want to play at my funeral -- reports of my demise are greatly exagerrated - Mark Twain. *Do Now and Ask For Forgiveness Later Best way to get boss think you are after his job. Ask first, change it completely so it excels and give the credit to the boss. *Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks Irrelevant as many have courage. Why else go for a B.S. and even M.S.? Be afraid of 'hidden risks'. Be very afraid of the unknown risks. Opposing viewpoint. PS. I love playing the organ after reading Eric Raymond www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html http://www.johnmwillis.com/other/top-5-things-to-do-when-staring-into-the-abyss/
Not Quite There Top 7
*First Impressions Last a Life Time
Repeating the same thing, expecting different results is insanity –Einstein
Most are stuck in same position or retired.
Impress someone new and rising.
*Look Busy
You are busy preparing for your next step.
*Not a Good Time to Have an Ego
Would you buy a quality steak dinner for a buck?
How about an expensive Japanese car versus a cheap Yugo?
*Work Hard and Have Fun
I tell random associates, have a SERIOUS hobby like learning
how to play the organ AFTER age fifty and work humorously.
It’s only during the software ‘death marches’ that folks laugh
at my lame jokes. Too much tension is dangerous to performance, as many
Olympic athletes know.
Work funnily and Never goof off when having fun.
Why the organ? I’ve always want to play at my funeral –
reports of my demise are greatly exagerrated – Mark Twain.
*Do Now and Ask For Forgiveness Later
Best way to get boss think you are after his job.
Ask first, change it completely so it excels and give the
credit to the boss.
*Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks
Irrelevant as many have courage. Why else go for a B.S. and even M.S.?
Be afraid of ‘hidden risks’. Be very afraid of the unknown risks.
Opposing viewpoint.
PS. I love playing the organ after reading Eric Raymond
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html

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