The word “spectrum” was coined by Isaac Newton. He actually made up a new word, or at least pulled a Latin word into a new use.
I learned this from a novel, but it’s for real.
Month: February 2010
Prescribe Nothing
SO many of my Lessons Learned are about what NOT to do! So now I know not to tell other people, no matter how much I love them, which over-the-counter remedies to take.
What helps me sleep with a cold just might keep another person up all night, even if it worked for him the previous night. Whoops. Sorry!
Intent Shmintent
My colleague Danielle got this from a former colleague, Will, so it is multi-paraphrased but the idea is: A lot of people waste a lot of energy figuring out the other person’s intent and this is not productive. Focus on what to DO, instead.
Wow.
Still with the Procrastination?
In 1980, I sent for an application to the Procrastinators Club of America. They were real. They were based in the Philadelphia area. I still have the application, because I didn’t want to send it back too soon for fear that I would not be accepted. It has a logo of an hourglass with a rope knot tied around the middle.
What am I putting off saying here? That I have fallen way behind with my Lessons Learned. That I am learning that it would be much easier to just stay on top of this. And now I’m going to back-date the things I have learned in the past week, some that I squoze out of others. But I’m going to end up with one for each day. Yes I am.
Valentine Style
This one is from Martha Stewart:
“Nest a vase of flowers into a larger vase filled with candy hearts.”
Hey! I’m desperate for content and this one came on my Dove chocoloate! What can I say?
Do Less
Let’s see if I can make this one stick: When sick, do less! Much less! I was so happy to feel better, but I got carried away with my new strength, and then paid for it the rest of the week.
Well, at least I get another shot at getting better! This time: less!
Check the Boards
I learned that it’s worth checking out the airport website to see if there are earlier flights that you could catch if you just knew about them. Otherwise, it could mean arriving at the airport just 30 or so minutes too late to get a flight 90 minutes earlier that the scheduled one, which just could have resulted in missing Holiday Weekend Traffic on I-93 North. So maybe get home more than three hours earlier.
When To Say NO
My new colleague Danny Quinn, not to be confused with my dear friend Dannie Quinn of 30+ years and long-time parcipant of this blog, tells me:
“Never eat a day old Taco Bell taco that was left out overnight”
Lessons are everywhere!
Photo ID Required
Raveen brought her passport to the airport, in addition to her license. She finds it easier to flash. At first, I thought that was risky – one more thing to lose and a hard one to replace at that. But when I heard about the cop who pulled her over in her neighborhood on the way to the airport, and then LOST her license, the passport thing sounded like a good lesson to learn!
Oh yeah – and then he found the license and pulled her over again to give it back. And tried to ask her out!
Not As Easy As It Seems
… to come up with a Lesson every day! So maybe that is a lesson in itself? But I am hanging in here!
Jane's Lessons Learned 