The World Beyond BetterMost > The Culture Tent
In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on October 07, 2011, 09:28:57 pm ---Over dessert this evening I finished Atul Gawande's article about coaching. I love his writing.
If I ever need a thyroid operation, I wish I could go to Boston and have him do it!
--- End quote ---
Me too!
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on October 07, 2011, 10:24:00 pm ---He was rather self disparaging,
--- End quote ---
Yes, that's one of the things I like most about him. He's a 46-year-old hotshot surgeon, a Harvard professor, a regular writer for the New Yorker ... and he's totally able to admit being flawed and human.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on October 07, 2011, 11:41:48 pm ---Yes, that's one of the things I like most about him. He's a 46-year-old hotshot surgeon, a Harvard professor, a regular writer for the New Yorker ... and he's totally able to admit being flawed and human.
--- End quote ---
I like that about him, too. I think in his writing he comes across as being very well grounded, with a very honest and realistic view of himself.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on October 05, 2011, 05:51:31 pm ---I read the long article about IKEA on Monday evening and then went to the new store in South Denver yesterday! There was just one thing I wanted to get. A set of wire cookie cooling racks. But...would you believe they didn't have any?? Amazing!
--- End quote ---
I finished that article over lunch today. Company sounds like a cult. I've never been to an IKEA store and I have no desire to visit one. I get a catalog in the mail, and IKEA's stuff is just not to my taste.
serious crayons:
I'm most of the way through that one. Kind of interesting, though it's a little more than I really need to know about IKEA.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on October 10, 2011, 11:10:21 pm ---I'm most of the way through that one. Kind of interesting, though it's a little more than I really need to know about IKEA.
--- End quote ---
The thought crossed my mind as I was reading it that the article is longer than it really needs to be.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version