I have a bit of a fascination with personality tests. I’m not sure if it’s motivated more by wanting to understand myself better or wanting to see if someone else has me pegged, but I’m frequently intrigued. It seems I’m a bit hard to pin down, though – I can take the same test more than once and get different outcomes. Not dramatically different, mind you – not enough to end up in an entirely […]
Tag: blogs elsewhere
The missing link
This is a bit of a follow-up to my “Beginner’s Guide to Blogging” post this past weekend. I really didn’t talk too much about links in that post, other than in reference to profiles and blog that don’t post much except for links – that’s what I meant by “being in the ‘linky-linky’ business” – but Penelope Trunk has a really good discussion about them. I don’t know whether my friend’s blog – if and […]
Together apart
Relationships can take many forms. Couples aren’t married, and live in separate homes. Couples live together, but aren’t married. Couples get married, and live together. Couples are married and live together, but one member feels like a single parent because the other isn’t around very much. And here’s a couple (via AisleDash) who are married, but live apart in the same city. In a recent article in Self magazine, Judith Newman describes her 14-year marriage, […]
Caught up in a net(work)
I’ve talked about my ambivalence over the the whole concept of “networking” before, but I think I’m making some progress in getting out there. The strangest thing about it so far is that this well-documented introvert with a timid streak and a fear of rejection has become someone who doesn’t wait to be asked – in formal online-networking settings, I’ve extended more invitations than I’ve received. But they keep being accepted, and I guess that […]
Just ride it out
Alexandra Levit recently posted this on her Water Cooler Wisdom blog under the title “Troubleshooting Airport Delays,” but I think they’re great suggestions for getting through many situations that are just plain out of your control – and those happen more than we sometimes like to admit. I think Americans like to feel that we’re a can-do, fix-it, whatever-it-takes, accept-no-obstacles people – but sometimes that’s just not the case, like it or not. An excerpt: […]
Another quiz – but this one’s informative!
There’s been no shortage of silly quizzes in these parts lately, so here’s one with a little substance for a change. Gretchen Rubin recently posted about the “five-factor personality model” and a new book that explains it. It sounds interesting. In summary, the factors are: 1. Extraversion – response to reward2. Neuroticism – response to threat3. Conscientiousness – response inhibition (self-control, planning)4. Agreeableness – regard for others5. Openness to Experience – breadth of mental associations […]
(More than) two sides to the coin
We got a forwarded-to-everyone-in-the-address-book e-mail from my uncle urging a boycott of the soon-to-be-issued $1 coin because the wording “In God We Trust” has been removed(!). Note that only one side of the coin is pictured.But my enterprising husband – one of whose pet peeves is indiscriminate e-mail forwarding of unverified rumors – went to the US Mint’s website to find a graphic of the new coin. The wording’s still there, but relocated to the […]
Are we cool yet?
Thanks to Karen for this link to a short quiz to find out if you’ve gotten any “cooler” over the years – it seems like an appropriate way to follow up on the Nerd Test. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers
A little late for Boss’ Day, but anyway…
Thanks to Time’s Work In Progress blog for this post from Tuesday 10/16. Save the list below for reference for next year’s Boss’ Day – although if you really have a boss that fits this, you probably don’t have much to celebrate. WHAT TO SAY TO YOUR BOSS ON BOSS’ DAY by Jeffrey Yamaguchi “Thanks for ‘working from home’ so much.” “Thanks for giving me that copy of Who Moved My Cheese? — I was […]
The young conservatives
Back on my favorite soapbox again, but I’ll try to keep it brief this time. Penelope Trunk’s latest post on the Millenials suggests that they’re a basically conservative generation, craving stability above all. They’re not big-risk takers, and they’re not rebels; they want their parents to help them figure out adult life. (That we knew.) Somehow, for me, that doesn’t exactly jibe with the picture she’s been drawing of these “emerging adults” as the group […]
Family-friendly workplaces – another view
I hang out with the working moms, and I’m one of them – I’ve been one for over 20 years. And throughout my career, there’s been a lot of talk about how responsive employers are – or aren’t, or should be – to the needs of their employees with families. There’s also been related talk about how accommodations to these employees might slight employees who don’t have those needs. For every action, an equal and […]
24-Hour Read-a-Thon this weekend!
I’m probably not going to be officially participating in this – too many other plans for the upcoming weekend, including my wedding anniversary! – but I think it’s a great idea and will be doing my little part in reading and supporting the readers. Saturday, October 20 is the day of the 24-Hour Read-a-thon. (Your 24-hour period begins whenever you wake up.) People who sign up to be readers are committing to reading books, posting […]
