Saturday, January 1, 2011

learn something new everyday - january 2011

1.29.2011:  Social interaction is essential for developing the mentally ill; thus, making them leave their rooms to get food is essential, even if they take it back to eat alone.
1.28.2011:  Some days you just feel you don't know anything.  More people than you realize feel the exact same way.
1.27.2011:  Being completely surrounded by people 24/7 can be overwhelming for five straight days.
1.26.2011:  No matter how much you prepare yourself for the things to come, it still will suck when it actually happens.
1.25.2011:  If I were stuck on an island for the rest of my life, I'd be prepared for it.
1.24.2011:  I am definitely a Planner.
1.23.2011:  The most common issue for me in building a relationship is that I tend to find great people who aren't passionate about anything.
1.22.2011:  "The harder you work, the luckier you get." - Bill Rasmussen, ESPN founder
1.21.2011:  Imagination contributes to intellect especially as a developing child.
1.20.2011:  Brady, the guy who sits next to me, is really good friends with a guy I dated briefly when I first moved to Cincinnati.  Brady already thinks I'm crazy, so hopefully he doesn't get any stories out of Kenny.
1.19.2011:  Everyone who grew up in Cincinnati pretty much knows everyone else who grew up in Cincinnati.
1.18.2011:  Sometimes people need a little time off to get their bearings together.
1.17.2011:  People are attracted to curiosity and genuineness.
1.16.2011:  It's impossible to be productive on a three day weekend.
1.15.2011:  When you're married, there is quiet time, and that's not bad.
1.14.2011:  I don't adjust very well to mountain time.
1.13.2011:  I need to leave more room for error.  I've just been lucky so far.
1.12.2011:  It's essential to make it easy for management to read, understand, digest and approve.
1.11.2011:  Out of 100+ ideas and 30+ people voting, the highest scores were 6-8, which tells me: 1) none of the ideas were distinctly compelling, and 2) P&G people vote for their own ideas that they think are the best.
1.10.2011:  A strict schedule is one of the most important things to a team.
1.9.2011:  Sometimes it's better to just go to bed, then wake up and get it done....if you can wake up.
1.8.2011:  P&G is one of the highest rated companies on Glassdoor.com, which only asks actual former or current employees how they feel.
1.7.2011:  Have a deck or one-pager for every major project you're working on.
1.6.2011:  Never review something with your manager without knowing it like the back of your hand.
1.5.2011:  Waiting in the airport isn't so bad, and it's better than having to beg to get on after the check-in time has passed.
1.4.2011:  The month of January is a crazy month.
1.3.2011:  Airbag deployment in a Jetta is based on seat adjustments, seat belt adjustments and impact of collision.
1.2.2011:  People who grow up in big families learn a lot of important qualities when they're younger because they have to share with each other, take care of each other, be a role model for each other, and much, much more.
1.1.2011:  Jim Harbaugh is a real Michigan man, unlike Rich RodriguezJoe Paterno will always be Penn State man.  And Urban Meyer had an unbelievable run at Florida.

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