“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency” – Bill Gates Project 365: #162 At last we have relented and purchased new machines. We battled for 6…
Day 165: Autumn grasses
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns” – George Eliot Project 365: #165 The autumn days are still beautiful, calm and sunny. The night temperatures dipping, with heavy dew. But everything in the garden is changing, putting…
Day 164: Soaking up the sun
“Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you’re juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you’re walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock” – Carl Honore…
Day 162: The comfort of cats
“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort” – James Herriot Project 365: #161 Sunday afternoon again…
Day 161: Bridges
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges” – Isaac Newton Project 365: #161 Walking around the neighbourhood…another river on the other side of the causeway from the road-bridge above. There is a wall here, that is fundamental to maintaining the river from collapsing during high flows, and the bridge is necessary to…