Lesson from Kat:
It is possible to get ready in 10 minutes, including a shower, if need be. And those extra twenty minutes of sleep may be worth it!!!
Month: September 2010
The Big Whatever of Parenting
From Lava:
I learned that if you don’t let your kids eat a lot of candy when they are little they will really want it when they are older. Or not. Two kids; two different outcomes. Same with t.v. So really what I learned is that they are who they are regardless of our best efforts to have some influence.
Typecast
From Gale:
I learned that if you type in your smartphone with other fingers besides your thumb, you are considered old.
PowerPoint to Visio
Barbara learned, and taught me, how to convert PowerPoint to Visio:
- Open *ppt file
- Edit > select all
- Edit > copy
- Open blank visio file
- Edit > paste
- Stretch diagram to fit page, if needed
- Edit > Select all (one big blob selected)
- From Visio toolbar: Shape > Grouping > Ungroup
TA DA! All the little boxes and text are separate units to be manipulated as I wish.
Rested and Ready
A Friend learned, and taught me, that rest trumps brute effort when it comes to solving a complex problem. If you’re rested, you may come up with a clever solution that does not take all that work.
Expert Opinion
I have learned that 60% of Dana-Farber patients come to the institute for a second opinion, after being diagnosed elsewhere.
The Big Whatever of Parenting
From Lava:
I learned that if you don’t let your kids eat a lot of candy when they are little they will really want it when they are older. Or not. Two kids; two different outcomes. Same with t.v. So really what I learned is that they are who they are regardless of our best efforts to have some influence
Confirm!
Today I learned, again, to confirm meetings before rushing to them. Not everyone uses the calendar tools to cancel a meeting, although they would if I ran the world (but then if I ran the world we’d have other problems, so it’s just as well)
So with that constraint (the me not running the world thing), the next best thing is to check ahead and confirm the meeting, well in advance.
Sit Downriver
Today I learned, from Sally, to always sit on the northeast side of the Red Line: on the right going out of Boston and on the left going in. This way, you get a glorious view of the Charles. We saw zillions of small sailboats in the setting sun in the evening, then dedicated crew teams in the morning sun.
As an added bonus, there is an ad poster series set up to work as animation, at one point, on the wall of the outbound train.
Thanks, Sal!
Drop and give me 20…
“reps of Rolling Like a Ball”?
Sally learned that the Army is changing physical training and incorporating pilates and yoga moves, to build fitness fit for the tasks ahead, not just for the test. She said “I think there may be a lesson in here about people changing their ways and realizing the value of quality over quantity when it comes to exercise.”
Here is the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/us/31soldier.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=homepage&src=me
Jane's Lessons Learned 