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Frantic Times

Published by Esteban Glas on November 15th, 2007 | This post lacks all category except for: Work, personal

Tim’s recent comment here got me thinking. And recent events prove him right.

We work on one of the fastest-paced industries, on the most rapidly evolving media (PC industry and the Web). It seems rather unavoidable to wear a lot of different hats and trying to keep several balls in the air. Not an easy task.

How is it possible that even when I go to bed at night and I keep thinking on the projects I’m working on, spend 16 hours online every day, and I’m haunted with the constant sensation that I’m leaving something important unattended I still feel fulfilled, exited and professionally happy?

The answer is easy: I love most of what I do, I enjoy working with the people I share my work with and I believe in the value of what I’m committed into. Killer combination. I work in an organization where I can go to anyone and speak openly if I have an opposing opinion (although we’re usually well tuned and on the same page) whether the listener is my peer or my manager. This kind of thing can be hard on egos from time to time, but the outcome is usually the best possible combination of ideas.

The real danger resides in getting too deeply involved, at least for me. I want to chime into everything that passes in front of me. Everything has potential, every project looks appealing.

When to say no? Hard to answer; my personal approach is only to say no when I know I can’t add anything of value. If I feel something is better off without me I’d say no; if I think that I can help adding value or channeling other people’s ideas I’ll take a dive.

This yields some frantic times. Fun and frantic. Guess I’m a Chaos lover (as well).

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