tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post2352587247384089033..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: What type of schedule do you have?Henry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-86430303339450031402010-10-02T10:09:49.495-07:002010-10-02T10:09:49.495-07:00Anonymous - You are correct, many poor and average...Anonymous - You are correct, many poor and average managers do seem to think that things only happen because they have had a meeting.<br /><br />Christinemm - I believe great managers do provide value. They set priorities, arrange resources and buffer you from other distractions. My experience has been that there are few great managers.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-44323795838489864922010-07-23T11:07:06.064-07:002010-07-23T11:07:06.064-07:00Henry I have been thinking about how I spend my ti...Henry I have been thinking about how I spend my time. As a creative person, a do-er of many things at home, I need and want time. <br /><br />However I feel pushed to do many social things in groups with the time. I think I blogged my theory at some point...it is...that there are different personality types. Among my friends and relatives some people seem very social and plan all their spare time on people-centered things and get-togethers. They do no projects, are not DIY people, not crafters or artists, or makers of things (at home). An example are the PTA volunteers that add on a zillion extra things like Father-Daughter Valentine's Dance (as if spending a date with the wife is not just enough) and the Ice Cream socials and the Little League year end picnic and Scout year end picnic and Lacrosse year end picnic (after spending tons of time doing the actual thing).<br /><br />These primarily social people fill in every spare moment with doing stuff with other people. The invite us for last minute get-togethers and enjoy being in groups. <br /><br />It is hard to do a ton of things with strangers in the community plus acquaintences plus friends plus extended family plus our own immediate family then plus work people (after-hours work parties).<br /><br />Those of us who are do-ers struggle to do what we want do to for projects plus do all these extra social events.<br /><br />I am not saying do-ers are anti-social but there is a difference between some who fill all their time with social stuff and do no real projects. It's just work, daily living, then social time. <br /><br />It seems to me some people are so social and such people-persons that they want to be together so much. These ones often want face to face meetings to discuss this and that while others of us feel email is more efficient and leaves our time free to do the work we dicussed in the email.<br /><br />Think about this as you think of the people you know and see if you think it's correct. <br /><br />One problem is when at work they call meetings to discuss all that needs to get done but management doesn't give the workers time to actually do the work.<br /><br />My theory is the managers are the people-persons and they don't get it about spending time actually doing things, they prefer to talk about doing stuff instead and to just be around others and discuss stuff.ChristineMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388497877158577422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-86450449221706821382010-07-23T01:28:46.356-07:002010-07-23T01:28:46.356-07:00I think it's worse than what you describe; it&...I think it's worse than what you describe; it's not that they don't see the downside to putting a meeting in the middle of the afternoon. Sometimes they seem to be convinced that work is not getting done UNLESS there is a meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com