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Shunt (v./n., SHUNT)
To move to another path, to evade or divert, or the act of doing this, forceful or not. Often refers to trains, electricity, or bodily fluid during a surgery. And that is today's Uncommon Bonds for $300 question.
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A Precious Hour
The article "A Precious Hour" from Michael Lopp has stuck with me for some time. It's a good examination about being busy and finding how not to be busy:
Poorly written emails are an early warning of intense busy. Yes, I lack the time to proofread an email, but the mail is sent. At least I accomplished something. The step beyond this is when [expletive] is truly falling on the floor, and while [expletive] on the floor is professionally unacceptable, there used to be a point of irrational pride in my head during this situation: Look at me, how important I must be, with all the… busy.
Lopp's arrangement is one that not everyone can implement but his sentiment is, I think, universal to all adults and worth reading. Go check it out.
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