by Dwayne Phillips Take caution with negative statements as they often contradict themselves. “There is no crying in baseball,” is a famous line from the movie A League of Their Own. (My wife says that is a movie about sisters. I say it is a movie about baseball.) That is a self-contradictory statement. One person […]
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There Is No Crying in Baseball and Other Self-Contradictions
April 22nd, 2024 · No Comments
Tags: Analysis · Appearances · Clarity · Communication · Integrity · Learning · Meaning · Writing
Work From Home, Work at the Office (And Commute)
January 4th, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips There are many aspects to working from home or at the office. One is simply the time wasted commuting. Folks are returning to the office after the pandemic. They are? Are they saying they are, but not really? One simple aspect of the question is commuting. I live in he Virginia suburbs […]
Tags: Accountability · America · Economics · Employment · Meaning · Measure · Remote Work · Work
Flexibility or Meaning?
September 12th, 2022 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips “Everyone” wants flexibility in their job (work from home when I want). How many of us want “meaning” in our job? “I can do this job from anywhere at almost anytime of day or night.” That statement is immediately followed by the question, “So why do you want me here from 9 […]