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The 2K11 24/7 CII: Fire Drills are the Best Networking Opportunities

Today was going to wrap up the Quest for Less Manifesto, but it being a post on changing our behaviours, it's getting to be pretty long, and I don't want to sacrifice quality in order to reach a deadline.

Good thing I always have a Plan B.

Yesterday, we got caught up in a fire drill at work, and it got me thinking. And thinking gets me to writing. So get ready for another one of my hare-brained ideas…!

Working on the 15th floor sucks. Not all the time — usually only when there's a fire drill. Having to make it down 15 flights of stairs at a pace that would make a turtle cry can be pretty gruelling, as is waiting for the elevators afterward so you can get back to your office. But, never one to see only the bad side of unexpected situations, I propose a fun activity to try next time you find yourself slowly descending for the sake of practising smart safety:

FIRE DRILL NETWORKING

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// Posted April 12, 2011

The 2K11 24/7 XCIII: Ready? Set? CONNECT!

The connections we make in our lives are just as important as the lives we choose to lead. They feed us. They supplement the things we want to do with our time on this planet. But by their very nature, they are paradoxical, for if you seek out new connections with the intent of filling gaps and voids in existence, you run the risk of alienating every connection that you have, leaving you with NONE.

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// Posted April 3, 2011