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January 28, 2004

Thoughts from a plane.

I was on the plane home from my vacation in the islands and I noticed the passenger in front of me reading the Wall Street Journal. I found myself looking over his shoulder, interested in reading all of the articles in the paper. Maybe I was just starved for news after being cut off for ten days, but I thought to myself that it represented a major shift in my behavioral tendencies. Is this a sign of things to come? Will I soon find myself wearing a suit to work and schmoozing the boss? Damn this capitalist meat grinder.

January 05, 2004

Brain food.

The brain is a temperamental organ. The two days I came to work last week I was tired and unproductive. The problems and challenges I was tasked with overcoming seemed insurmountable. I lacked motivation, my thoughts were muddled and unclear. I accomplished nothing. Today I've been awake and alert. I quickly found a solution to one of the hurdles that's been impeding my progress. I'm filled with optimism. I'd really like to know what outside factors cause these changes in brain chemistry and how you can avoid the valleys.