Today is a (No Good, Very Bad) Sick Day.

This is what the conversation in my head sounded like this morning: Me: "I can't come in." [faux coughs] "I'm sick." Also Me: "Boo, you whore!" Mean Girls reference aside, here is the current situation - I have called in a fabricated sick day to my very real boss, me. Now in any given work situation …

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Urgent vs. Important

"The things that are urgent are seldom important and the things that are important are seldom urgent." Accredited to Dwight D. Eisenhower  Easier said than done, Mr. President. Whatever you say about urgent, it looks damn good. Instant satisfaction, you do it and the results are in. No courtship here, just a hey, how you doin', 3 …

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