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Wrapped in Plastic

September 13th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips We decide that, “We will stop this and never do it again.” That holds until we discover “this” and “it” are necessary. I flew to California recently. On the flight, instead of giving us a bag of pretzels, they gave us a clear plastic bad that had a small clear plastic bottle […]

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Tags: Change · Decide · Emergency · Time · Virus · Wealth

The Essence of Data Science (attempt #2)

September 2nd, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips After a few more years, I think I understand the essence of Data Science. It isn’t that complicated. I wrote a post in November of 2020 attempting to describe the essence of data science. A few thoughts came to me recently. So here goes another attempt. A person has a large amount […]

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Tags: Computing · Data Science · Questions · Science · Time

Thank You for Helping, but Enough is Enough

August 2nd, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Kind, caring, helping persons tend to keep going to be more kind, caring, and helpful. Delete the last part. I have met many kind, caring, and helpful persons, who love others. They speak and write and teach in all forms to convey helpful information. They want to be helpful, to ensure others […]

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Tags: Breathe · Brevity · Clarity · Communication · Help · Respect · Time

This is not the Last

July 29th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips There will be many more opportunities to convey something. I don’t need to “slip it in” today and ruin today’s message. This will not be the last blog post. This will not be the last essay. This will not be the last speech. This will not be the last public appearance. This […]

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Tags: Calendar · Clarity · Communication · Patience · Time · Writing

Telecommuting and Shipping

June 3rd, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Working from home? Ship. End of questions about working from home. Fourteen months into the pandemic, many of us are still working from home. We are about to go back to the office building. I think. I am not sure. There are still questions about this telecommuting, telework, work from home, and […]

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Tags: Culture · Employment · Expectations · Goals · Myth · Remote Work · Time · Work

20 Excellent Minutes Inside 30 Mediocre Minutes

May 24th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips “Omit needless words,” still holds true. Sometimes in a different form. I just listened to a 30-minute talk. The context isn’t important. What is important is there were 20 minutes of excellent talking in those 30 mediocre minutes. Cut this, cut that, don’t repeat that. Omit needless words. This is one of […]

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Tags: Communication · Time · Word · Writing

Gold Mine and Coal Mine

February 1st, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Are we spending time in gold mines or coal mines? Of course we want to be in gold mines. Untold riches. Right? Consider a few things. Gold Mine resource: Now and then we find a nugget of gold that is valuable almost beyond measure. Most of the time, most of the days, […]

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Tags: Alternatives · Choose · Concepts · Resources · Time

Just Type It, Right Here, Right Now

July 16th, 2020 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Not sure where to put these words? What is the right place? The right time? I have this idea. I know the right concept. I have a document in the works. Let’s see. Where does this go? When does it go in the time? How about, I don’t know. Let me think… […]

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Tags: Time · Writing

The “Get Well” Project

February 10th, 2020 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips There is a type of project that will not only create a product, but will also cure all ills in an organization. “Get well projects” exist largely in fantasy. There is a type of project that some of us know as a “get well project.” Such are usually found in organizations that […]

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Tags: Fable · Fairy Tales · Management · Patience · Time

Let’s not Confuse Time with…

January 16th, 2020 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Time is time. That is all. Equating time with something else is subjective and often prone to error. Person A: We have been considering this for two years. Person B: Sounds like an extremely complex subject to require that much thought. May I see the flow of logic through the myriad options […]

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Tags: Judgment · Time