Throughout my life and work, I’ve found that ratings are subjective. You can use quantitative methods to make the methodology more objective, but often these are based on qualitative assessments as well. Of course, if you are looking at something very mechanical, like quality control for widget production, then there’s little to argue about. But …
Month: October 2009
I’ve been reading the book ‘[YOU – Being More Effective In Your MBTI Type](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0974589284?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&&link_code=as3&&camp=211189&&creative=373489&&creativeASIN=0974589284)’. The book indicates the percentage of the population with each MBTI type, as well as the percentage of managers represented by each MBTI type. So I put two and two together, and came up with a ratio (% managers to % …
Yesterday afternoon, I was doing my work, staring hard at the figures on a spreadsheet, when I noticed little specks of light in my vision. At first they were negligible, but then there were more specks. Soon, I could barely read the text on my screen because the specks of light blocked me from focusing …
There’s been a lot of humorous happenings going on in my department, and I hope it continues. I think it’s a healthy reaction to the inevitable – things don’t always happen as planned, and if we can’t do much about it, then we look on the bright side and have a good laugh about it. …
[I’ve been on Twitter](http://twitter.com/vantan) [long enough](http://www.whendidyoujointwitter.com/) (980 days) to notice a trend in how people are followed and unfollowed. At a superficial level, there are plenty of relatively new Twitterers who seek popularity by following lots of people, in the hope that these people will reciprocate. In most cases, this tactic works. Because most people …
Today, I had the pleasure of having lunch at a friend’s place. While her home was old, there was a lot of happiness and synergy between her sister, the long-serving maid (treated as a member of the family) and father. The house didn’t have designer furniture or fancy architecture, but I told her I could …
Bought this at the cool stationery shop at Orchard Central. I like the envelope, which can hold scraps of paper. Designer hole puncher, bought at the same shop. Black cotton buds. An old black Casio watch which tells me the positions of the planets. Black laptop cooling dock. A little black book. My most inspirational …