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New Year Miscellania

New year is the time for many thoughts for the year gone by and for the new year. These thoughts come as a jig saw puzzle and with no apparant connectivity now.

How many times, we seem to connect the dots in hindsight.

What did I gain last year:

- joys of TED and you tube
- use of twitter
- fun of Linkedin
- talks with kids on topics alien to me like psychology, cars, helicoptors, 9 types of cats etc
- testing my nerves in dealing with people who are just opposite of me
- pressure of the environmental conditions (economic, social and real environmental)
- reduction in plastic consumption by more than 80% (thanks to persistent forced learning imparted by my son)

What to I want to gain in the new year

- art of dealing with idiots
- exploring new management tools
- looking with a new pair of eyes
- doing more of PR
- making notes of my thoughts more than now
- travel to new places
- meet more people who are different
- try to meet all my past bosses (12 on the last count)
- spend at least 2 days working in an alien industry. (invitations welcome)

Hope over a period of time dots will connect as to these are not shots in thin air
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