I've always thought that I was anti-social, miserable and less than friendly in a morning, but I couldn't believe that this was the case. My problem, I explained, is that I dislike the empty "How are you?" and "Good mornings" that are often bounced at me by colleagues and...
I don't do New Year's Resolutions, if you need to change some aspect of your life, a New Year is hardly an excuse for making the change. No, it is mere coincidence that I am coming to this conclusion. The conclusion is that I am not fitting enough work into my day. 18 months ago, I was working...
Tonight, I watched a sobering, but thought provoking investigation into how one defines the line between sanity and mental illness. "How Mad Are You?" was a two-part programme as part of the Horizon series on BBC 2 and tonight saw the concluding part. The show sets about identifying whether...
Finding the best partner in your life: work or love? Sigmund Freud - "Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness." This week I am going to change my perspective on work slightly. My question to you this week is how to maintain an effective work/life balance with that special someone...
At school we were always encouraged to take part in extra-curriculur activities, so why not at work? I work hard. I'm up at 6am for a full days work, and then go home and work some more, often till 11pm. (I do value the benefits of sleep - a rule which I have forced myself ot keep since leaving university...
I work hard for my for employer, but that is not to say I won't work hard for myself. Call me pretentious, but I believe I am an artist. Not one whose tool is a paintbrush and easel, but one whose scribe of choice is a keyboard and whose regional dialect is C#. Okay, so I am a software developer...