Unless you ’re a lifeguard or summer school teacher , workplace often slows down in July and August . Employees are on vacation . Clients and customer are on vacation . And it ’s too nice to be inwardly .
Because of our school calendar , perhaps we ’re conditioned to mentally check out at high temperatures . Or maybe I ’m just attempt to rationalize acedia . Either way , navigating your means through an August working day can be as intriguing as the job itself .
To go on the fourth dimension , I ’ve come up with a handful of questions for your thoughtfulness . I ’ll post one each day this calendar week . We ’ll start with a contest . Here expire .
I recently understand aFast Companyarticle onThe 30 ' Fastest ' Cities for 2007 " “ places that " right be economical innovation and chance . “ They named all the usual suspects : San Francisco , Dubai , London , Shanghai , New York . Plus a few I did n’t anticipate : Des Moines , Havana , New Orleans , Bozeman ( Montana ) .
permit ’s borrowFast Company ’s ( numeral ) + ( Adjective Variation on Our Name ) + ( Noun or Phrase ) + ( Year ) formula to see if we can discoverThe 10 _ flossiest shoes to hold up for 2007 . I will broadly define " _ downy " as"full of entertainingly intelligent hoi polloi . “Don’t utilise SAT scores to back up your call , or ripe degrees or per head income . Flossiest ca n’t be measured in statistics . It ’s a gut feel from your time living there .
Make your case by leaving a comment , back up with anecdotal evidence . If you need to supplement your statement with a photo , email that to me separatelyhere .
After conferring with my fellowmental_flossbloggers , we ’ll announceThe 10 _ downy Places to Live for 2007next week . If your nomination is selected as # 1 * , you win themental_flosst - shirt of your choice . Numbers 2 through 10 bring in you the thanks of a grateful local real estate industry .
- If more than one person make the same place , we ’ll pick the most compelling nominating speech . Unless we ’re feel extra generous .
