A Foot of Snow: Should I Call in Sick?


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B Rosen

After shoveling out this morning (at least a foot of snow in my driveway), I pondered taking the day off.  But it’s Monday, and I had a lot of stuff waiting for me at work.  So I sucked it up and reported for duty. I had this quote in mind when I made my decision:

“There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back” - Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister

When I arrived at work, the parking lot was emptier than usual.  It looks like many of my coworkers had THIS quote in mind:

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow” - Mark Twain

I’m still glad that I came in.  The thought of coming in on Tuesday with an extra day’s worth of emails waiting for me was the deal breaker.

Here are some links worth taking a peek at:

Dumb Little Man talks about accomplishing more by working at your peak times of day

Greener Pastures discusses the Dreaded Bi-Weekly Paycheck

Kit Cooper talks about the Ultimate Productivity Driver at Stepcase Lifehack

Happy Monday!

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