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Pragmatism vs. Idealism

By Sarah Lewis ⋅ October 3, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

photo credit: graymalkn
I’m an idealist. I don’t believe the ends justify the means, and I am a big fan of concepts like “doing the right thing,” “personal responsibility,” and “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
I’m also a pragmatist. I think this is partly personality, partly profession, and a good deal of being married [...]

Happy October!

By Sarah Lewis ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

photo credit: Per Ola Wiberg
The first day of a new month (rabbit rabbit!) and it’s the one that feels most like “autumn” to me—nevermind that it’s supposed to get up to almost 90° F today! The only downside: dreaded invoicing day. I really hate invoicing. A lot.
One reason for my passionate loathing is just [...]

Monday Motivation: Reduce Project Load

By Sarah Lewis ⋅ April 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m hoping against hope that it’s not going to be “one of those days.” It started out well, considering I’ve already gotten through most of the 150 emails (!) that came in over the weekend and it’s not even 8am yet, but then I wandered into the office (I’d been working on my laptop) and [...]

Happiness, Delivered

By Sarah Lewis ⋅ April 10, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

After staying up till 1am to complete Monday’s tasks (the book writing in particular), and then the book again last night till almost midnight, plus rising with the mister at 5:30am today, I’m pretty well beat. The core book writing is done and I’m whupped.
I’ve spent today catching up on the neglected clients and projects. [...]

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