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Fatigue Wins Again

September 20th, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Fatigue is natural. Thinking that I can beat fatigue is wishful. Find a test that indicates your level of performance. Adjust your activities to meet your level. Fatigue beats wishes, but rest beats fatigue. I wish that fatigue didn’t always win. I wish I conquered fatigue all the time. I that no […]

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Tags: Excuses · Health · Judgment · Thinking

Capturing the Crash

May 13th, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I perform better when I feel better. I can decide to feel better thereby improve my performance. Have you ever had the opportunity to (safely) crash someone else’s car? To spin the tires? To do a 180-degree spin? I had the good fortune to do that about 30 years ago. It was […]

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Tags: Adapting · Excuses · Process

I Know This Won’t Work, but…

May 10th, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips We do things that we know won’t work. I don’t understand why. We do things that we know won’t work. Some examples: The Polygraph: This machine (the lie-detector machine) doesn’t work. People have beat it for decades. That is why polygraph results are not admissible in court. Still, lots of government and […]

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Tags: Culture · Excuses · Technology

Proudly Disorganized

May 6th, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I have known people, including myself, who have nagging problems. They, including myself, have had those problems for years and have never done anything about them. These problems are handy excuses. Perhaps that is why they, including myself, keep them. I am attending a special event this week. There were a few […]

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Tags: Change · Excuses · People