My Priorities

Wednesday, October 29th, 2003 | Uncategorized

So some friends and I were playing a game in the car where we read questions from a book and answer them. ugg bailey bow for sale Two of the more interesting questions and my answers follow. It’s interesting how when you’re actively searching for the answer to a tough question you can find clues in the weirdest places.

Q: If you had one wish what would you wish for?

A: Wisdom

Q: If you could be master one type of artistic expression, chaussures asics which would it be?

A: Speaking, followed shortly by writing

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So first, I apparently have 3 things I need to start concentrating on: building wisdom, speaking, and writing. air jordan 30

Now my current activities don’t actually reflect these priorities at all. asics shoes That’s not good. asics cheap I spend all my time at work and dancing, air jordan 13 which don’t necessarily contribute to either of these goals. In order:

* Wisdom – Well, aside from living, the only way I know to increase wisdom is to listen to people that are wiser than I, both in person and in writing. Nike Air Max Cheap To that end, I’m starting to keep default.BooksToRead, adidas homme which are a list of all the books I should read, ugg classic short boots ‘’please, if you’re reading this post, add to this list the books that you think I should read.’’ I’m going to make reading a priority.

* Speaking – You learn to speak by speaking, so I’ll be submitting some abstracts for presentations this coming year, was talking w/ Zak Tamsen about a “Using .Net on Agile Projects” session. I need to find other places to talk.

* Writing – So that’s what this blog is all about, right? My writing needs a lot of work before I could, classic short womens ugg boots say, write a book,

1 Comment to My Priorities

jeremy
December 29, 2003

people.MichellePearson reminded me that wisdom doesn’t always come from people that are wiser than you. I used to say that I thought everyone had something to teach me. I still believe that. Living it is a hard thing – it’s hard to remember that you should always be listening and learning. It’s when I stop it that I miss out.

That is who I want to be, and I forgot – thanks Michelle.

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