Comments on: Quagmire of options http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2007/09/12/quagmire-of-options/ Thoughts, opinions and fascinating discoveries by Elliot, a student at USC Thu, 22 May 2008 19:58:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David Sutoyo http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2007/09/12/quagmire-of-options/#comment-314284 David Sutoyo Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:21:20 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2007/09/12/quagmire-of-options/#comment-314284 <blockquote>and I still feel the lack of anyone who wants to talk technology. </blockquote> I think there are more people than you think. It's just that sometimes we interact with people in environments not necessarily conducive to talking about that stuff.

and I still feel the lack of anyone who wants to talk technology.

I think there are more people than you think. It’s just that sometimes we interact with people in environments not necessarily conducive to talking about that stuff.

]]> By: Michael http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2007/09/12/quagmire-of-options/#comment-311843 Michael Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:21:46 +0000 http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2007/09/12/quagmire-of-options/#comment-311843 Just about every institution (e.g. school) is geared to "processing" the average person. That's the majority and the organization needs to fit that majority. To stand apart from the crowd requires conscious focus and dedication. That level of commitment is not easily maintained. Fortunately, we don't need to. By purposefully scheduling yourself to a regular self-audit, you can re-aim and adjust what we do each day. It's not possible to work at a constant high-level, we need to balance our high-performance with periods of total relaxation. Having the will power and fortitude to push ourselves into this self-imposed structure is a real challenge. This is something I really need to tackle and conquer. Just about every institution (e.g. school) is geared to “processing” the average person. That’s the majority and the organization needs to fit that majority.

To stand apart from the crowd requires conscious focus and dedication. That level of commitment is not easily maintained. Fortunately, we don’t need to. By purposefully scheduling yourself to a regular self-audit, you can re-aim and adjust what we do each day.

It’s not possible to work at a constant high-level, we need to balance our high-performance with periods of total relaxation. Having the will power and fortitude to push ourselves into this self-imposed structure is a real challenge. This is something I really need to tackle and conquer.

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