8 Oct 2009

A.S.A.P.

Stressed Requester: "I want that done" You: "When?" Stressed Requester: "A.S.A.P." You: "Okay, no problem.  As soon as possible would be a month from now.  Without breaking any prior commitments, we can get it out in a month! How does that sound?"

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3 Sep 2009

Failure is a difficult achievement

I have high goals, and expect to achieve quite a lot in my life.  I've been asked, at times, whether I'm afraid of failing.  Others have been worried that I may fail.  Yet, failing doesn't make sense to me. Before I say too much, I want to make sure we agree on the definition of failure.  The following is from wikipedia:

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