Some days are just not good days for staying focused at work. Today happens to be one of those days. I've tried a few different strategies for fostering and maintaining focus. I've tried the Pomodoro technique, where you set a timer for 25 minutes and you work, ignoring all distractions for that time period and [...]
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Of course, you forget, Peter, I was present at an undersea unexplained mass sponge migration.
Posted by aliwolly on March 3, 2011
http://aliwolly.com/2011/03/03/of-course-you-forget-peter-i-was-present-at-an-undersea-unexplained-mass-sponge-migration/
Life at a Real Company
Preface: I feel OK with this title because The Big Boss himself at my last job said, “…at a real company, they won’t let people do that.” So… I guess the last place wasn’t a “real company”. So far, I’m liking my new job. Going from a company of less than 50 employees to a [...]
Posted by aliwolly on October 20, 2010
http://aliwolly.com/2010/10/20/life-at-a-real-company/
The Final Countdown
http://listen.grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf My last day at TF has finally arrived! Today is going by pretty fast, actually, and I’ve got less than five hours to go. There’s really nothing for me to do… My replacement bought pizza for the team for lunch and it was nice to have some time to chat with everyone. I’m really [...]
Posted by aliwolly on October 8, 2010
http://aliwolly.com/2010/10/08/the-final-countdown/
Highs and Lows
So it seems like with every little bit of good news, we get bad news these days. I’m all for balance in the universe, but, frankly, I’d rather have a bit more in the happy stuff column for a while. Our cooktop broke, randomly, in the summer (bad). We really don’t like cooking with electric, [...]
Posted by aliwolly on October 7, 2010
http://aliwolly.com/2010/10/07/highs-and-lows/










