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43 Folders.com suggests a dash to rid yourself of procrastination.
Reminds me of games my mom used to try on us when we grew up.
“Ok. Everyone pick up 10 things in the living room and then we can take a break.” “Clean your room for 5 minutes straight and then we can take a break”

My favorite tonic for procrastination–which I have mentioned in passing previously–is what I call a dash, which is simply a short burst of focused activity during which you force yourself to do nothing but work on the procrastinated item for a very short period of time–perhaps as little as just one minute.

Looks like she was onto something after all.

If you’re like me, your passion is not your work. But also if you’re like me, you hope your job will get you closer to your passion.
43 Folders.com shared a link on 11 Tips to surviving a day job with your creativity intact.
There are some really good/interesting ideas here. Be sure to take some time and read them. Let me know which ones you like, don’t like and are trying.

NBC Anchor Brian Williams appeared on The Daily Show this week and reported some of what he saw in New Orleans.
He rode out the storm in the Superdome with the evacuees. I was glad to see he did his best not to point blame at any level, but you could tell he was frustrated by what he saw.

I just spent an hour or more talking with my dad about a number of things, including my lack of complacency and enjoyment in my job.
I just read this story from the NY Observer that made me really long for a job that makes an impact.
It’s about the New Orleans paper and the work the staff did to keep their paper running to keep people informed after Hurricane Katrina.

I might be just a little bored tonight. I’m sitting around in my office waiting till around 6:45 when I’ll leave for the Harker Heights v Killeen football game. Yup loads of fun – so here’s how I’m passing my time right now…

Our nation’s #1 resource, celebrities have helped Americans cover each part of grief after Hurricane Katrina.