Thoughts

In a recent NPR article, “For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef,” by Dan Chamas, he suggests that we just might learn something more than food preparation from these masters of organization and production. The CIA uses this cooking discipline, “Mise-en-place”  in the training of their agents. But let me warn you that this article is not for the faint of heart. Obsession is just the beginning of this journey of absolute time and ingredient management. Proceed with caution!   1. Have your life in place (your compass). Now the secret to all this is…

How is it the whole world manages to require 8 hours a day to do their work? And how is it they manage to do all this in same allotted time (give or take an hour)? Coincidence? The 9 to 5 was actually introduced by Henry Ford in 1922 to ease labour unrest....apparently it used to be worse! We rush through our day, constantly checking our phone for the latest bit of interruption in the form of email or worse, some social announcement that someone has had another really bad day and is…