Monthly Archives: January 2011

Twenty Ten: A Year in Review

Each year brings all of us more experiences and lessons that shape our perspective as we move throughout the world. While I’ve previously written about two things that drastically changed my life this year, my reflections about 2010 over the past few weeks have yielded realizations of other major changes for me and those around me.

I consider myself fortunate to be surrounded by the people I am and with the opportunities I have. 2010 was a year of huge growth for me, continuously supported friends and by the Internet. So, I’ve laid out two TOP 10s of 2010 – exploring the great accomplishments of those around me and some of the most interesting places I hang out online. After you read these, I encourage you to think about what made 2010 special for you, and thank the people that are helping make life special for you each and every day.
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Boycott A Meeting Day

As a follow up to my last post, “Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work”, I wanted to bring attention to Jason Fried (and perhaps the 37signals crew) actually doing something about his disdain for meetings: Boycott A Meeting Day

When you visit the website, you see the follow pledge bar (taken at 2pm):

Boycott A Meeting Day

While I can definitely agree that meetings can be a waste of time, I want to spend a moment acknowledging the value they have, which is primarily at the start and end of tasks, in my experience.

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