Sorry! I have been away for quite a while - but I have hit a pivotal moment in my life, where I feel that writing and expressing my thoughts and feelings about things that I find interesting or touching, are helpful for me.
I stumbled across this article a few months ago, and it spoke to me:
http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/08/the-imperfect-balance-between/
It is from the Harvard Business Review, and discusses the idea behind the American Dream of achieving the perfect work/life balance, and having it ALL. It discusses the idea that you can have it all, it just won't all be perfect.
I used to have the American Dream. I wanted to be a consultant and work 60 hours a week, get paid a ton of money, have a big house, a nice car, name brand everything. I wanted everything to be perfect - until Denmark happened.
My version of the American Dream is now, a mix of a Danish/American dream. I have realized I just want to be happy. I don't need a big house. I don't need a ton of name brands. I just need simplicity and functionality, to be my best me. My clean and simple apartment means a clean and simple life and a clean and simple mind.
Perfect is not perfect. Perfect is boring. Who is perfect anyway?
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Work Conditions in China
I began this post a year ago, and lot's of life has happened in between. But first, take a look at this article.
Read the article here.
Fast forward a year, and I just got back from spending all of March 2013 in China. What an experience, and more to come on that later. But as I was driving around the Shenzhen area for different meetings, we did pass the infamous Apple factory - Foxconn.
Per the article, work conditions have been so bad here, that people were committing suicide at an alarming rate by jumping out the window. The premise of the buildings are now surrounded by nets (to catch people) and bar-type things, to prevent people jumping out.
There are approximately 400,000 people working here. Below is a picture of the change of night and day shifts - the line of people going to and from was ridiculous. This placed was huge, and a machine.
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Fast forward a year, and I just got back from spending all of March 2013 in China. What an experience, and more to come on that later. But as I was driving around the Shenzhen area for different meetings, we did pass the infamous Apple factory - Foxconn.
Per the article, work conditions have been so bad here, that people were committing suicide at an alarming rate by jumping out the window. The premise of the buildings are now surrounded by nets (to catch people) and bar-type things, to prevent people jumping out.
There are approximately 400,000 people working here. Below is a picture of the change of night and day shifts - the line of people going to and from was ridiculous. This placed was huge, and a machine.
On the eve of my 30th birthday...
I stumbled across this article online today, and read it with interest and enthusiasm. What this 22 year old, recent Yale graduate spoke about, are all feelings that are reminiscent of my life today. She was only 22, may she rest in peace. I am 29, about to turn 30, and I like to feel like I have a similar outlook on life. My 20s are almost over, and I do not plan to miss them.
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/may/27/keegan-opposite-loneliness/
The world has lost a great person - as evidence through the viewpoints in this single article. Something about this article inspired me.
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/may/27/keegan-opposite-loneliness/
The world has lost a great person - as evidence through the viewpoints in this single article. Something about this article inspired me.
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