tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708992283983940002024-02-07T20:21:07.761-06:00Sami MikhailSami Mikhailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134497022846789124noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470899228398394000.post-46769439486885463072020-03-26T19:57:00.001-05:002020-03-26T19:57:25.336-05:00We need a new narrative<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q">
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Despite all the information out there to the contrary, there are still trump supporters that think he's doing a great job. </div>
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Assuming they are of average intelligence: </div>
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how are they still believing this??</div>
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Easy answers: </div>
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Because of their information sources.</div>
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Because of their <insert community="" here="" leader=""> telling them what to believe.</insert></div>
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Because, apparently, average intelligence is not enough?</div>
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Tougher answers:</div>
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Nobody has come up with a competing narrative that makes sense to them.</div>
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If ever there was a time for Dems to take over the whole political landscape and turn this country around, it is now. But they've imploded with internecine conflict, largely driven by a desire to maintain the status quo.</div>
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Competing Narrative:</div>
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A way to tell the story that emphasizes the fact that this country has been pushed into a "Corporations First" set of policies because we, collectively, have been sold the gospel of profitability. The gospel that pretends that trickle down economy actually works.</div>
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The narrative would somehow convey that Human First economies are actually more viable in the longer term. That doesn't necessary mean Socialism or Communism. That the profit drive is fine, but the excessive greed drive is not....</div>
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Wish we could find us some decent story tellers that could put that narrative out there in easy to understand language.</div>
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Sami Mikhailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134497022846789124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470899228398394000.post-55715765144951652292020-03-14T13:51:00.000-05:002020-03-14T13:51:17.303-05:00Working from Home<h1 class="western">
Intention</h1>
The challenge to working from home is to find limits so that you
don’t go stir crazy, or overwork yourself to the point of burn out.
With a bit of intention work from home can be a rewarding experience.<br />
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The following thoughts were put together in cooperation with Emily
Ruth and a friend who has worked from home the majority of his
career.<br />
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Organizing</h1>
If you don’t have an organizational system, electronic or
physical, get one now. It will save you ton of headaches.<br />
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Keep track of what
you did during the day. It's easy to lose track.
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If you know there's
a part of the day where you are particularly productive, try to do
any more technical or challenging work then.
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I learned that I actually work best in the morning, so
would save all of my writing and applying for the morning and do less
involving tasks in the afternoon. – ER</blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/7/null" name="cch_fde8b3b1fc091"></a>Over time, learn your own
productivity curves and the best times for certain types of work. For
me: Visual/Conceptual whiteboarding is best early in the day; High
Accuracy engineering/mathematics/formulas/extrapolations are best in
the mid-day; monotonous tedious crap, near the end of the day. –
Friend</blockquote>
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There are bound to be unusual interruptions, so, find a way to "park"
your work such that you can come back to it later and resume right
where you left off.
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Scheduling</h1>
Stick to a schedule!!<br />
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Practice self-care intentionally and aggressively. See more below.<br />
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Decide on a definite start time and a definite end time to your
day, just like you would be doing at the office. You have to have
structure to your day (see note on time passage later.)<br />
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Have a plan for your day as soon as you get up<br />
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Plan in breaks to get up, walk around, and try to get some fresh
air if possible - at least ten minutes every hour.<br />
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Plan your social media interactions. They are liable to be a time
suck, so planning discrete times for them will put guard rails around
that time.<br />
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At the end of your work day, fully stop working. It will be
tempting to just keep going, but that's a good way to burn out
quickly (yes, that point was worth repeating.)<br />
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Time passes
differently if you are not used to working from home. It will either
drag or zip past, depending on how you feel about what you are doing.
Without external stimuli to give you clues, it's easy to lose track
of time. Keep an eye on the clock until you get a feel for the time
passage in your own particular situation. Don't obsess on the clock.
Just keep an eye on it. <br />
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Self Care</h1>
Make sure to actually get up, get dressed, and go work somewhere
in your apartment or house. Don’t just work from bed in your
pajamas, so that you have distinct separation between “working”
and “living.”<br />
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Eat on a schedule,
drink water on a schedule, exercise on a schedule.
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Take a real Lunch Break IN A DIFFERENT ROOM focusing your eyes at
a different distance.
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If it's not part of your normal job or you live alone, find a way
of interacting with human beings at least once a day.<br />
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While face to
face interactions are best, Messaging, Chat, Virtual Meeting spaces
are all good alternatives in these times.<br />
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Plan on interacting with your co-workers regularly to make sure
you stay on top of developments. Staying in touch with your
manager/supervisor and co-workers will help keep you on top of your
work world.<br />
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Practice self-care with your consumption of the news. It can be
really tempting to either avoid the news completely or obsessively
consume it. There's a happy medium somewhere in the middle. Just
breathe through the anxiety.<br />
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Make sure to keep yourself safe, but also check in on the people
around you! We've got to look out for each other, even if only
virtually.<br />
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