Working on something else during a conference call. Not only is it accepted in today's workplace but it is pretty much standard.  Some people don't even give it a second thought. They log onto the call and immediately start working on something else.  Some even earmark certain meetings to get other work done. Which in my … Continue reading Working during a call →

“All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.” Blaise Pascal Have you ever tried that? Sitting alone with your thoughts? It can be very difficult. The endless chatter. The incessant thoughts. The eternal noise. Especially in this day and age with all the distractions so readily available. I … Continue reading Writing bored →

The office is where you work. Home is where you relax. Those are nice clearly defined boundaries. You can’t get that working from home, the lines blur and things start to get confusing. The TV is so close. There’s no boss around to keep you at your desk. I can sympathize with those struggling to … Continue reading Working from home →

“I might need it some day.” The most common excuse for not throwing something away. It’s a slippery slope this ‘just in case storing’ mindset. I’ve seen many good men and women quickly become hoarders on this mindset. I can see why someone would do it. They’re looking for that glorious second when their hoarding … Continue reading Need it some day →

Older generations enjoyed the luxury of working in one company for their whole career, never fearing for their livelihood. My generation job hops because we’ve seen the mass layoffs. A company is a collection of individuals, each with their own agenda. Some colleagues you’ll like, some you’ll tolerate. It’s much easier to be loyal to … Continue reading Company loyalty →

How does a dog learn what’s encouraged and what’s not allowed? Well they try something and then they get rewarded or scolded. But then there’s this grey middle area, where they learn how different people have different levels of leniency. For example they can get away with jumping on the couch with Pam but they … Continue reading Without reprimands →

You made a mistake, maybe it’s a small mistake, maybe it’s a big mistake, but it is most certainly an embarrassing mistake! Well at least in the eyes of the witnesses. The thing is, if you’re not embarrassed by it, they have nothing on you. Their attempts at mocking you will falter and fail to … Continue reading No regrets →

I was surprised to hear a local golf club was on the brink of bankruptcy. I thought to myself: "How could that be? They have tons of members and a huge membership fee, they must have extraordinary levels of income. How could it have gotten this bad?" Then upon further rumination I came up with, … Continue reading Long term neglect →

Recently I was thinking about my graduation day and the speech that was given. Ironically the only thing I remember about the speech was that the speaker couldn’t remember anything from his graduation day speech. If I were to give a graduation speech tomorrow I think I would I would make it on dealing with … Continue reading Uncertainty speech →

As a last resort, in order to flatten the Covid-19 curve, the Irish government has enforced a lockdown. I think it was a last resort because people love their freedom. Freedom is hard earned (eg. wars of independence) and shouldn’t be taken lightly. You always want to feel like you have freedom, freedom to do … Continue reading Lockdown freedom →