Articles I Liked This Week & Last
This one is old, but overlooked. Assets & Liabilities has it spot on. Strangely, I did this for one of my doctors and found a coupon to a restaurant I will have to try. This goes back to that fatally awful meal at Wild Ginger in Seattle.
Lifehacker on DIY giftwrap. It clicks through to Curbly. I am all about tissue paper with stuff drawn on it. Rubber stamping works fine too. Newspaper and markers works for me as well.
David Pogue at the NYT, basically he explains why my comment policy is the way it is. I am sure he realizes his name is that of one of my favorite Irish bands. Oh and now it’s time to offer you my Christmas greetings, courtesy of said band. Try not to get too depressed, ok? (RIP Christy McColl. Yes, that is Matt Dillon as the cop in the beginning, all black Irish hotness. My god has he aged well.)
Networking for Introverts at Dumb Little Man. I’m telling you it’s very important. I had to drag out a new employee for the department holiday party last week. I told him to sign up for the pool tournament and schmooze a bit. He hates schmoozing and I kind of see why, but I refuse to let him ignore it all since we work with people in different offices around the country. He’s got to learn to schmooze and network and develop relationships with people over the phone if he wants to get stuff done. Sometimes networking isn’t just about meeting new professionals outside of work to get ahead. It’s about greasing the path to getting stuff done more efficiently at the place you already work.
Udandi’s birthday party. This one is about holiday cheer and not personal finance. But check out those sweaters!
Jim on the essential reason for having a one-page resume.
JP wrote:
Thanks for posting the “networking for introverts” link. I’m one of the most nervous people when networking, trying to come up with interesting things to say and just by myself.
Posted on 23-Dec-06 at 2:39 pm | Permalink