Update

 Once upon a time , someone asked me if I would be happy working a job that was not at the university. Since my position at the university closed in 2020, I found myself doing exactly that— working in jobs not at the university. It has been a very difficult transition.  Recently, things shifted quickly and in unexpected ways. The short version is that I am leaving the hotel which I am currently working, having taken a position at another.  The longer version of the story is that I stopped by to see my good friend and former GM at his new hotel. While I was visiting with him, one of the owners came out and introduced himself and we got to talking. After a few minutes, he said he wanted me to meet his brother. Our conversation turned into a job interview and 48 hours later I accepted a new position as front desk, manager and assistant operations manager. After some negotiating, we reached an agreement and I start my new position on April 9. It’s a much nicer hotel and these...

Book Review: Tim Ferris, The 4-hour Workweek

 

The immediately useful parts of this book were Chapters 5 (The End of Time Management: Illusions and Italians), Chapter 6 (The Low-Information Diet: Cultivating Selective Ignorance) and Chapter 7 (Interrupting Interruption and the Art of Refusal), applicable to nearly every work environment. The first four chapters serve as an overlong introduction, whereas the remainder of the book requires long term planning and execution of the author’s thesis. 

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