Kontrary by Rebecca Thorman - Tech, Media and Life » Work/life balance http://kontrary.com Kontrary provides a different take on tech, media and life by Rebecca Thorman. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:41:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Re-Thinking Workaholism http://kontrary.com/2010/03/23/re-thinking-workaholism/ http://kontrary.com/2010/03/23/re-thinking-workaholism/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:00:20 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/?p=1576 “Work is the only thing which makes life endurable to me,” Charles Darwin wrote, later remarking that work was his “sole enjoyment in life.” Darwin’s work allowed him to withdraw from the world to concentrate entirely on his genius.

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Up until a year ago, both competed for my attention, each piling weight onto the seesaw to rise towards the favored position. A year ago, however, I started working at Alice and Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2010/01/14/one-guy-one-girl-two-start-ups-and-a-relationship/feed/ 34 How to decide if you have a good job http://kontrary.com/2009/07/07/how-to-decide-if-you-have-a-good-job/ http://kontrary.com/2009/07/07/how-to-decide-if-you-have-a-good-job/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:16:54 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/07/07/how-to-decide-if-you-have-a-good-job/ Oh, crap.

My adrenaline starts to pump and the anticipation in my stomach rises so quickly that a little laughter escapes. But at 10:03 pm on Monday, the 22nd this is a bad time to laugh.

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I walked in and almost everyone was sitting down, and the speakers were close, sh Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2008/02/27/how-i-got-my-dream-job-and-survived/feed/ 17 My non-advice for the New Year http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/ http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:39:02 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/ I’ve been writing a lot of crap lately. No, really, I have. You don’t know because I have been gracious enough not to post it, but it’s been crap. Complete and utter sh*t.

I think it’s because I feel obligated to write an inspiring New Years post, but regurgitating what the rest of the world Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2008/01/08/my-non-advice-for-the-new-year/feed/ 22 Life as a Gen Y leader – week eleven http://kontrary.com/2007/11/14/life-as-a-gen-y-leader-week-eleven/ http://kontrary.com/2007/11/14/life-as-a-gen-y-leader-week-eleven/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:54:14 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/11/14/life-as-a-gen-y-leader-week-eleven/ I texted Skinny last Friday night, “I’m just not up for it.” Which really meant that I had sixteen meetings last week, and I was exhausted, and however appealing a nice relaxing dinner sounded, Skinny would have just been a landfill. I would have dumped my entire life on him. And who is that f Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/11/14/life-as-a-gen-y-leader-week-eleven/feed/ 17 No co-workers a challenge for the twenty-something boss http://kontrary.com/2007/11/05/no-co-workers-a-challenge-for-the-twenty-something-boss/ http://kontrary.com/2007/11/05/no-co-workers-a-challenge-for-the-twenty-something-boss/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:16:34 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/11/05/no-co-workers-a-challenge-for-the-twenty-something-boss/ You’re more likely to enjoy your job if you make friends with your coworkers. But if you don’t have any co-workers, the challenge to not only enjoy your job, but to perform successfully in it, becomes immense.

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