Ahhh, now I feel better. 2001

I slept 8 or more hours for the past two nights and what a difference that makes! Last night I watched Cast Away and enjoyed it. Then I watched a lot of the extra features on the DVD (interview with Tom Hanks, interviews with survival consultants, "making of" special, and a documentary about the volleyball who plays a key role in the film - now the rest of you really want to see it, eh?). I slept until I felt like getting up and then had a light breakfast and read How To Become CEO - which I highly recommend to anyone seeking to succeed in any position at work.

Next on my list is re-reading How to Think Like a Ceo: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top. Now you might assume I'm trying to be a CEO, but actually I'm trying to make the transition from thinking like a detail worker to thinking like a director. I enjoy detail, so it's very easy for me to get sucked into the little picture. If I'm going to progress in my career, I need to delegate more and focus on larger goals. I need to switch from "how can I get the IF statement in this PHP page to parse correctly" to "is this project on time and under budget?" It's hard because I do like coding, but I also enjoy directing projects and I do want to advance. I'm not motivated by money, but I am coming to realize that money and seniority provide the flexibility to get what does motivate me: exciting work, the opportunity to travel, the resources to buy land near my parents' place in Mendecino. It's an odd transition.

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Ahhh, now I feel better.

I slept 8 or more hours for the past two nights and what a difference that makes! Last night I watched Cast Away and enjoyed it. Then I watched a lot of the extra features on the DVD (interview with Tom Hanks, interviews with survival consultants, "making of" special, and a documentary about the volleyball who plays a key role in the film - now the rest of you really want to see it, eh?). I slept until I felt like getting up and then had a light breakfast and read How To Become CEO - which I highly recommend to anyone seeking to succeed in any position at work.

Next on my list is re-reading How to Think Like a Ceo: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top. Now you might assume I'm trying to be a CEO, but actually I'm trying to make the transition from thinking like a detail worker to thinking like a director. I enjoy detail, so it's very easy for me to get sucked into the little picture. If I'm going to progress in my career, I need to delegate more and focus on larger goals. I need to switch from "how can I get the IF statement in this PHP page to parse correctly" to "is this project on time and under budget?" It's hard because I do like coding, but I also enjoy directing projects and I do want to advance. I'm not motivated by money, but I am coming to realize that money and seniority provide the flexibility to get what does motivate me: exciting work, the opportunity to travel, the resources to buy land near my parents' place in Mendecino. It's an odd transition.

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