October 15, 2004
FOUR FOR FRIDAY
Q1: When and/or where do you do your best thinking... in the car while driving to or from work, in the shower right after you awake, while on an airplane, in the kitchen making dinner, when you're out for an afternoon or evening run, while applying your make-up, right before you drift off to sleep, at the gym, or some other time and place altogether?
Q2: Do you ever have epiphanies, moments when things become so abundantly clear that you're left wondering what in the heck you were thinking up until that point in time? If so, have your epiphanies led to dramatic changes to your way of being or your thoughts about a particular thing, or was your epiphany nothing more than a simple blip on the radar screen of your existence?
Q3: They say every one of us has at least one in our lifetime... Without revealing something you're not comfortable sharing, have you ever had what you believed to be a million dollar business idea? If so, what did you do about it? If you haven't done anything with the idea, and you're pretty sure no one else has done anything with it yet either, do you think you'll ever act on this million dollar idea of yours?
Q4: Mandatory/planned fire drills in the workplace... an unnecessary waste of time or in the best interests of the employee and company?
Posted by Mikal at October 15, 2004 12:01 AM
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1. I usually do my best thinking when I'm driving in my car. Turn off the radio and just think about things that are going on in my life.
2. Once in a while I get these tiny epiphanies, and they make sense in the moment, but seem to go as quickly as they came. Next time I need to write them down when they happen so I remember what it was I was supposed to learn. I think the more open to the world one is and more in touch with who they are, you come to realize what's really important in life. In any case, I could use a good epiphany right about now.
3. No. I guess I haven't had my million dollar idea, yet.
4. I'd say they are necessary and in the best interest of the company. If you work in a large building, even if you're on the 2nd or 3rd floor, you need to know how to get out quickly in case of fire. You don't want to be panicking or going into an elevator. Look on the plus side, it could someday save your life and what's a few minutes of interruption during your work day (at least it gets you out of the office for a while--and who doesn't like that)?
1. I do my best thinking in the shower or when driving. Sometimes, I will aimlessly drive just to finish my thoughts.
2. I have had several epiphany's. Some run by so quickly that I don't have a moment to remember enough to write down. Others, come and I just become lazy and don't act upon them. I need to work on this more.
3. Yes! About 10 or so years ago, I came up with the idea of making a toothbrush where the handle is filled with toothpaste and you just sqeeze it and the toothpaste with load through the brushes. The reason I am telling you this..well obviously I was beaten at my million dollar thought. Oral B has now come out with it.
4. Fire drills? Hmmm...my office doesn't do them..guess they don't care if we fry. I first learned of them when I saw my husband's
badge stating he was in charge of his floor at work if there was a fire. I never new companies did this...it's a good idea.
Q1: I do my best thinking out on the front porch swing.
Q2: This would have to be when I realized that it was time for me to take care of my parents, instead of the other way around.
Q3: N/A. I rarely even have a good idea, much less a million dollar one.
Q4: Fire drills are an unnecessary waste of time, unless you are a child, or one of the chosen few who are in charge of getting the disabled employees down the stairs and out of the building. I was given this task a few years back and it wasnít nearly as easy as the fireman made it sound.
Q1: at my desk at home, or at a coffee shop. sometimes going to a coffee shop is better because there are less distractions than there are at home (cats sitting in front of the computer monitor or on my office chair, chores). i can usually tune out other people's conversations unless they're near me and talking extra loud, and background music.
Q2: sure, but usually they have to do with my writing. if i'm stuck on how to express an idea, to pinpoint exactly what it is i'm trying to convey, that sort of thing. this type of epiphany doesn't have a major impact on my life, but it often improves my writing process.
Q3: ha ha. yes, Brian and i have thought of a niche channel, or one that focuses on one specific topic. i won't reveal the topic, but i can assure you that it isn't sex. the only reason we wouldn't act on this is because neither of us has experience or knows anyone in broadcasting.
Q4: this could never be considered a waste of time. one recent example i can cite is the office fire in Chicago that happened a year ago.
1. I do my best thinking when I'm a passenger and someone else is doing the driving.
2. Yes, I do have epiphanies, but mostly they have to do with my work. I try to write them down so as not to forget them, but I wouldn't say they really change how I look at things.
3. If I had a million dollar business idea, I would not write it in my lab notebook. Because if I did, it would become the property of my university and they would get all the profits.
4. Once or twice a year is okay, but more than that dulls people.
Q1: I do my best thinking while taking a morning shower at home (not at the gym). Why everything seems to clear and possible at that time of the day in my own shower is beyond me, but for whatever reason it does.
Q2: I have epiphanies all the time, and based on my reply to Q1 it should come as no surprise to anyone that they usually occur during my morning showers. I've had them on almost every topic one can possibly think of... career and business, love, family, politics, religion, and my own health. Sometimes they're a blessing, while other times they simply are not.
Q3: I've had a few million dollar ideas so far. How do I know they were million dollar ideas? Because when I thought of them ten+ years ago, no one was doing anything about them, but now, some ten years or so later major corporations are profiting because of them, which has left me uttering a Homer Simpson-esk, D'oh!
Q4: Necessary... standard risk management protocol, and a nice break to an otherwise hectic workday.
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