Q: should you buy a house in good school district if you have no school age children
A: Not necessarily. On the one hand, houses in good school districts tend to retain their value better. On the other hand, you get to pay higher property taxes for that privilege. Finally, if you’re in a bad school zone and the district decides to switch up on you, you gain… but if you’re in a good school zone and the rug gets pulled out from under you, you lose.
Q: do better schhol systems lead to higher property values
A: Yes.
Q: what is the word for folding socks together
A: Round these parts we call it, “folding socks together”
Q: can untenured agents get promoted state department
A: We have no idea.
Q: college professors get paind 12 months>?
A: College professors generally only get pained 9 months unless they’re teaching summer school classes. The other 3 months are for research, glorious research.
Q: would you marry for money or love
A: Love!
Q: anyone use intopic media to replace adsense
A: Probably, but not us.
Q: do you want another kid
A: Not after this one.
Q: do lecturers get paid over summer
A: Generally only if they are teaching summer classes.
Q: what can i do for a living when a 9-5 makes me want to die
A: If you figure that out, please let #2 know– she would very much like to make a living not doing 9-5.
July 20, 2012 at 6:52 am
I believe the searcher looking for answers about sock folding was looking for the answer “BALLIN’!”
July 20, 2012 at 11:52 am
LIKE A BOSS.
July 20, 2012 at 12:06 pm
ooh, I bet you’re right
That’s how my family does the socks too. It’s been a long time since I’ve done it that way though.
http://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/cultural-differences-and-laundry-folding/
July 20, 2012 at 7:43 am
RE: non 9 to 5 livings: if some of the contractors I work with are at all representative, one feasible approach is to get really good at computer programming and then work the hours you want from whatever location you want. One of our guys even takes October-December basically off every year. We work around this because he is such an awesome programmer.
In general, I tend to agree with Cal Newport that the best way to have control over your work life is to get really, really good at something, so that you can basically dictate the terms of your employment. I’m not sure whether it would work with every skill- I, for instance, haven’t really gotten there as a project manager (although I think I may be getting close)- but I’ve certainly see it work with a wide range of technical skills. You’ll probably have to put in some years working in a more conventional style first, though, to build up a reputation.
July 20, 2012 at 9:12 am
hmmm…I’ll have to figure out what that skill is, as I don’t care for 9-5 either.
July 20, 2012 at 11:53 am
If only there was something I was better than other people at!
July 20, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Cal Newport would say that the answer to that is deliberate practice! He had an interesting post awhile back picking apart the idea that some people are just naturally talented- he used musicians, and he basically argued that the great ones practice “better” than the average ones. I’ll try to dig it up later.
July 20, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Isn’t it a combination of talent + hours worked (according to the Malcolm Gladwell book)? And doesn’t practice take time?
July 20, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Yes practice takes time, but his argument is that not all practice is equal. I can’t find the post I was thinking about with the musicians, but here is his post about the talent vs. practice issue:
calnewport.com/blog/2011/12/02/is-talent-underrated-making-sense-of-a-recent-attack-on-practice/
Personally, the strategy I’m considering is to pick something I’m already reasonably good at (whether that is natural talent or the result of prior practice is irrelevant at this point) and then purposefully practice to get great at it- or at least good enough that I can dictate my schedule. I’m not there yet, and I’m not even sure I’m in the right field to do it. This is the subject of much walk-time musing for me!
July 20, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Found it! Here is the article about the different ways elite music students vs. average music students practice:
http://calnewport.com/blog/2011/11/11/if-youre-busy-youre-doing-something-wrong-the-surprisingly-relaxed-lives-of-elite-achievers/
July 20, 2012 at 3:31 pm
hm, that’s kind of different than the Boice research which suggests stretching things out
July 20, 2012 at 1:56 pm
If you’re a well-funded faculty member in a medical school, you have minimal classroom and administrative duties and can set your own schedule. You do have to work pretty hard, but you totally make your own hours. And if you’re an efficient reader/writer, you don’t have to work that many hours.
July 20, 2012 at 7:39 pm
That would rock. If I had funding, and a medical school.
July 20, 2012 at 8:44 pm
It’s f*cken awesome. I’ve got like fifteen people doing all this awesome shitte that I direct and guide and mentor.
July 21, 2012 at 6:10 am
One thing that annoys me a teeny bit is that my cv doesn’t look much different than folks from my cohort who are newly tenured at a top bay area medical school. Still, the pressure to get grants is pretty intense.
July 21, 2012 at 1:57 pm
If I don’t maintain my ample funding, my situation becomes a lot less fun.
July 20, 2012 at 2:19 pm
What to do for a living when your 9-5 makes you want to die? Please let me know when you find the answer to that question!!!
July 20, 2012 at 8:40 pm
I’d say figure out what you love and start doing that 9-5. Or get really good at something you hate but is really specialized so that you only have to work a few hours a week and get paid a ton of money for your time. Similar to those contractors mentioned above.
July 20, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Ah, my contractors have the best of both worlds. They love programming, get paid >$100/hour to do it, and can dictate their schedule. I often wonder why I didn’t stay straight techie and went into management. Technically, I make more money, but I have way less freedom.
BUT- they are really, really good programmers. That’s the key.
July 23, 2012 at 10:46 am
For real yo