here’s life

I listened to a talk over lunch today that was very inspiring–the people speaking had enthusiasm for their jobs (which seemed pretty cool) and it showed.
Afterward, one of the speakers came up to me and said, “I saw that I really had your attention for a while there.” I tried to think of one of the interesting things he spoke about, and drew a blank. So, I just said so. Here I was, being spoken to by one of my superiors, (in an enviable department) and my mind failed. I spent the rest of the day just laughing at myself, because I wanted to cry, but couldn’t.

Later I thought of all the things he talked about–networking people, how SGI ended up making the Indigo a superior product (copy machines that only made one copy at a time, so people would stand around and talk, a pingpong table so people could gather around drawings).

Oh, I’d better get to bed, so I can get to work, put in my 8 and go home…No! that is the attitude that makes my department lack the enthusiasm and excellence that these guys had. Maybe I should start going in when I feel like it, so I feel like it when I am there…

I’ll try to find some time to talk about S&L Co….

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