Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

What we do ourselves—individually, with the people next to us each day—is what establishes meaning in our lives. Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook My ex-husband worked in the nonprofit sector for a while. And you know what? He rarely got health insurance. Being a non-profit is no excuse for treating people poorly.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

We only need a small amount of closeness in our life. And my boss, our new CEO, sent a thank you to the investors. I have written before that for me, the biggest problem at work stems from my own sensory integration dysfunction – something that typically tags along with an Asperger's diagnosis. Then leave. And he said yes.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

I will never have great social skills, but I make them better by ensuring that I’m in my best social environment for work. For most people with Asperger’s, inadequate social skills are exacerbated by sensory integration disorder , which is a tendency to be overwhelmed by outside stimuli. Establish routines to limit input. Food is a problem for me.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

We've learned this lesson so well that we avoid anything that looks like supplication. Yes, the guys want to get laid, but dinner seems better: it's like money well spent to them – you still get the sex, but you also get good food. What do you get with flowers? This is how men think, for the most part. So, here’s what you get: 1.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

His book, Create Your Own Economy , is about how the information flow of the Internet allows us to manage our careers differently than before. I want to choose things that are interesting to me over things that would make me happy. For example, this post. But it's going to be interesting. There simply isn’t. And it’s okay.

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