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Archive for February 10, 2006 - י"ג שבט תשס"ו

procrastaholic vs workaholic

By penny • February 10, 2006 - י"ג שבט תשס"ו • Category: misc

David Seah does it yet again, with a brilliant post on Workaholism in which he brings up the other half… the procrastinators.
And this totally and completely describes me ! i procrastinate, but once i get started i’m a workaholic.
In sum:

- workaholics have no problem starting, but have problems stopping.
- conscientious procrastinators have problems [...]



more on books …

By penny • February 10, 2006 - י"ג שבט תשס"ו • Category: books, judaism

Wow. I can’t believe it’s that time of the year again.
It’s soy seforim time at yu. I’ve still never been, mostly because I always blow my book budget the month before hand (this year was no exception), and we’re running out of shelf space. So many seforim are drool worthy .. and I love every [...]



new book!

By penny • February 10, 2006 - י"ג שבט תשס"ו • Category: books

I participate in inBubbleWrap obsessively. I’ve recently won
Small Businesses Can’t Run Without Legs by Barbara Weltman and Jerry Silberman.
It looks great. The “book blurb” is:
Owning a small business can be a fulfilling and financially rewarding experience, but to be successful, you must know what to do before starting a business; what to do while [...]



links for 2006-02-10

By penny • February 10, 2006 - י"ג שבט תשס"ו • Category: misc

MIT OpenCourseWare |Science, Technology, and Society | STS.350 Social Study of Science and Technology, Spring 2004 | Home
All of the STS courses look fascinating. *SIGH*
(tags: mit edu STS)

MochaHome Shop
neat dunk mugs … of course i find the concept of mixing milk + (cereal|cookies) very disgusting so I’m not sure why this appeals to me but [...]