Comments on: When did I become such a tool? http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/ One Microsoft Employee Documents His Switch from Windows to Linux Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ernie Zelinski http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1241 Ernie Zelinski Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:42 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1241 This is one of my favorite quotes about work that I have used in several of my books including my latest<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Career-Success-Without-Real-Job/dp/0969419473/" rel="nofollow"><i><b>Career Success Without a Real Job: The Career Book for People Too Smart to Work in Corporations</b></i></a> <b>You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid, monotonous work, chances are you'll end up boring, stupid, and monotonous. — Bob Black</b> Ernie Zelinski Author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Retire-Happy-Wild-Free/dp/096941949X/" rel="nofollow"><i><b>How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free</b></i></a> and <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Career-Success-Without-a-Real-Job/Ernie-J-Zelinski/e/9780969419471/" rel="nofollow"><i>Career Success Without a Real Job</i></a> This is one of my favorite quotes about work that I have used in several of my books including my latestCareer Success Without a Real Job: The Career Book for People Too Smart to Work in Corporations

You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid, monotonous work, chances are you’ll end up boring, stupid, and monotonous.
— Bob Black

Ernie Zelinski
Author of How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free

and

Career Success Without a Real Job

]]> By: Porcho http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1222 Porcho Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:55:51 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1222 One year's passed since you decided to do something about your life, and you haven't written in your blog lately. How are you now? One year’s passed since you decided to do something about your life, and you haven’t written in your blog lately. How are you now?

]]> By: Idetrorce http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1111 Idetrorce Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:37:48 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1111 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

]]> By: Whatever-ishere http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1025 Whatever-ishere Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:29:52 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1025 thanks for the GREAT post! Very useful... thanks for the GREAT post! Very useful…

]]> By: Ernie Zelinski http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1006 Ernie Zelinski Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:39:10 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-1006 In regards to Mike's comment, he quotes <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Not-Working-Unemployed-Overworked/dp/1580085520/" rel="nofollow"><I><B>The Joy of Not Working</B></I></a>, of which I am the author. Here are a few quotations about leisure that may help people relax more. He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate. — Henry David Thoreau Leisure consists in all those virtuous activities by which a man grows morally, intellectually, and spiritually. It is that which makes a life worth living. — Cicero It is impossible to enjoy idling unless there is plenty of work to do. — Jerome K. Jerome (1859 - 1927) To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the best product of civilization. — Bertrand Russell Leisure may prove to be a curse rather than a blessing, unless education teaches a flippant world leisure is not a synonym for entertainment. — William J. Bogan To have no aptitude for leisure is to have no aptitude for life. — from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Retire-Happy-Wild-Free/dp/1580085784/" rel="nofollow"><I><B>How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free</B></I></a> Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast — you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. — Eddie Cantor Note: These quotations come from: <a href="http://www.retirement-quotes.com" rel="nofollow"><B>The Retirement Quotes Café </B></a> and <a href="http://bestretirementquotes.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><B>Retirement Quotes and More</B></a> Ernie Zelinski In regards to Mike’s comment, he quotes The Joy of Not Working, of which I am the author.

Here are a few quotations about leisure that may help people relax more.

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.
— Henry David Thoreau

Leisure consists in all those virtuous activities by which a man grows morally, intellectually, and spiritually. It is that which makes a
life worth living.
— Cicero

It is impossible to enjoy idling unless there is plenty of work to do.
— Jerome K. Jerome (1859 – 1927)

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the best product of civilization.
— Bertrand Russell

Leisure may prove to be a curse rather than a blessing, unless education teaches a flippant world leisure is not a synonym for entertainment.
— William J. Bogan

To have no aptitude for leisure is to have no aptitude for life.
— from How
to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free

Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast — you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
— Eddie Cantor

Note: These quotations come from:

The Retirement Quotes Café

and

Retirement Quotes and More

Ernie Zelinski

]]> By: Unix Mouth » Blog Archive » Microsoft employee blogs about switching from Windows to Ubuntu at home http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-925 Unix Mouth » Blog Archive » Microsoft employee blogs about switching from Windows to Ubuntu at home Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:17:20 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-925 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Mike http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-336 Mike Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:46:50 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-336 Yesterday I got a fortune that said, "A relaxed mind is a creative mind." Which made me think of your post here this morning. I've been reading The Joy of Not Working ( http://www.thejoyofnotworking.com/ ). I'd recommend it to you. It's quite good and illustrates a lot important ideas around how we get sucked into not having a life outside of work as well as giving tools for overcoming it. Looks like you're well on your way to doing this now anyway but there's some great inspiration in there. I think it's teaching me to finally relax a bit in my life and just feel good about doing what inspires me. Yesterday I got a fortune that said, “A relaxed mind is a creative mind.” Which made me think of your post here this morning. I’ve been reading The Joy of Not Working ( http://www.thejoyofnotworking.com/ ). I’d recommend it to you. It’s quite good and illustrates a lot important ideas around how we get sucked into not having a life outside of work as well as giving tools for overcoming it. Looks like you’re well on your way to doing this now anyway but there’s some great inspiration in there. I think it’s teaching me to finally relax a bit in my life and just feel good about doing what inspires me.

]]> By: Freelance Website Design http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-333 Freelance Website Design Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:10:56 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-333 I'm also an ubuntu user. Good stuff. I appreciated this post, it was a good read. I finally installed ubuntu for my work machines, No complaints. :) I’m also an ubuntu user. Good stuff. I appreciated this post, it was a good read. I finally installed ubuntu for my work machines, No complaints. :)

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]]> By: Megalopolis » Making the switch http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-281 Megalopolis » Making the switch Mon, 14 May 2007 15:48:09 +0000 http://makingtheswitch.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/when-did-i-become-such-a-tool/#comment-281 [...] —————————————- Making the switch é o nome do blog de um (ex?) funcionário da Microsoft que resolveu trocar o Windows do patrão pelo Ubuntu. Meu inglês não é muito bom, mas eu consegui pescar algumas coisas: parece que o cara começou a trabalhar na Microsoft há seis anos, mas de repente viu que, apesar de ser um bom lugar para se trabalhar, eles vedam os olhos dos funcionários, impedindo-os de pensar de outra forma, fazendo-os gastar 6 semanas em um projeto que levaria 16 - segundo ele mesmo disse. [...] [...] —————————————- Making the switch é o nome do blog de um (ex?) funcionário da Microsoft que resolveu trocar o Windows do patrão pelo Ubuntu. Meu inglês não é muito bom, mas eu consegui pescar algumas coisas: parece que o cara começou a trabalhar na Microsoft há seis anos, mas de repente viu que, apesar de ser um bom lugar para se trabalhar, eles vedam os olhos dos funcionários, impedindo-os de pensar de outra forma, fazendo-os gastar 6 semanas em um projeto que levaria 16 – segundo ele mesmo disse. [...]

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