This winter I took a class in creative writing. I’ve never written any fiction or poetry before, so I thought it would be a good challenge. It was, and one of the results was a short story called “the mechanic” about a regular guy called Benny, who discovers a mysterious and unsettling talent. Here’s the entire story, let me know what you think. It’s in danish, though.
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Short story
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Good job experiences from Slashdot
I submitted a posting to Slashdot (News for Nerds) in the “Ask Slashdot” category. It basically asked readers to submit stories of positive job experiences. You can see the posting and the replies here.
There are some wonderful stories there but much of it is tinged with a sense that the good is the exception and not the norm. I’m working to change just that.
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Book review: Turning to one another
Margaret Wheatley has written another beautiful book, and this time the topic is conversation. Meg (as she’s known) believes strongly in the power of conversation and dialogue to bring people together and to promote individual and shared development.
She starts the book by explaining her reasons for writing it, and by explaining her view on conversation.
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Tom Lehrer interview
To my great surprise, Tom Lehrer is still alive – he just hasn’t made any records for 35 years. For those not in the know, Tom Lehrer is a mathematician who became a very popular satirist and singer in the 60’s. His humour was sharp and dry, and his tunes were catchy. His academic background often showed, for instance in his elements song, which is simply all the elements set to music.
After making a few records he returned to academia, as you can read in this interview (via bound.dk). Random Tom Lehrer quote:
I do have a cause though: Obscenity. (pause) I’m for it.
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Interesting Google categories
For anyone interested in improving work, here’s a few relevant categories from the Google directory:
Coworker relations
Job burnout
Rethinking work
Workplace spirituality
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100 things about me
Hans Henrik H?jberg is asking people to write 100 things about themselves, and submit it to him. So I did, and here it is, in danish.
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Book review: A simpler way
This book by Margaret Wheatley is without a doubt the most beautiful and unconventional business-related book I’ve ever read. It conveys it’s message not only through prose, but also in poems and photographs.
And the message itself is simple and beautiful, namely that:
There is a simpler way to organize human endeavour. It requires a new way of being in the world. It requires being in the world without fear. Being in the world with play and creativity. Seeking after what’s possible. Being willing to learn and to be surprised.So what is this simpler way?
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Life without TV, month 3
My name is Alexander, and I’m a TV-addict. Not a hard-core addict, I just have very little will power when it comes to resisting TV.
If I have a TV, I’ll typically watch 2-3 hours a day on weekdays and more in the weekends. The amount of time I spend in front of the TV is totally unrelated to the quality of the programs. If I can’t find one good program, I’ll zap between 5 bad ones.
The solution is simple: Loose the TV, and so we did. On january 2nd, my girlfriend and I packed away our TV, and it’s been sitting in the basement ever since. What follows is a report from our lives after two months without a TV.
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