Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

So I get this book in the mail – The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World – and for some reason I find myself reading it during violin practice. She says, “One of the biggest time sucks in our lives is saying ‘yes’ to something we should have declined. You start with meditation and stick with it.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 26, 2010

Posted by john on April 26, 2010 at 9:21 pm | permalink | Reply You "work in higher education" and are lecturing people about the real world? I've yet to meet anyone who works in education and knows what the real world is other than the people they are educating. Yes, they know a lot about their students.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Fortunately, Ed, our CEO , who is all over me to start doing these video chats, has come up with the idea that the banner ad on my blog, which surely none of you even notices because it never changes, will now announce the weekly topic and the weekly time. So lots of people can do at least one time slot. Cheerios to all.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook A lot of people ask me how I manage to keep a job when I have Asperger syndrome. So I'm doing a series this week on the topic, because it’s true that most people with Asperger’s are not doing well at work. Find people who believe in you, and then reveal deficits. I hate variety.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

And people who practice very hard every day start to have a sense of who can be a coach who is capable of helping them succeed, and who is a coach they have outgrown. Learn from people around you, pick more than one. Ask for feedback from people you trust. Like traditional talents, we have almost no control over our passions.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 10, 2009

I was so scared, all the time, that people would find out and then hate me. People ask me all the time how they can get more readers to their blog. Oh, and the post about hating Tim Ferriss should be on anyone's top 10 list! It took work to make myself into a guy that makes people laugh. Have a very lovely day now!

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

And her number one rule is that if you write about your life there must be a redemptive moment because people like that. That’s what sells,” is my not-my-agent’s way of saying “That’s what people like to read.” She said that people do not want to read about my fascination with suicide. But actually all our lives are boring.

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