You Gotta Learn Something! (5 Things I Learned This Week)

Yo, interneters! Author Jason Jack here to let you know 5 things I learned this week. As the saying goes, learn something everyday. Because, you gotta learn something, right?

What I learned the week of October 5th-11th 2013:

1. I-hope IHOP won't make I-sad :(

I told my significant other we shouldn't go to the IHOP down the street. The last time we went, we didn't order flies with our meals but we got a swarm of them flying around our table. And the time before that? Our eggs were under-cooked, as runny as water. But given the misses was hungry, we went anyway, and boy was it an adventure!

First off, our server took our order, walked away, then came back to our table a few minutes later asking if we were ready to order. He forgot he just took our order even though we were the only people in the restaraunt--it was mind blowing! (lol) We told him we already gave it. He smiled and walked away only to return moments later saying the other waitress didn't remember taking our order. That's when we said HE was the one that took our order--not a good sign.

The misses wanted soup. Easy? Not for our guy. He returned with a bowl, placed in it front of her, and said, "We're out of the soup you wanted but I'm sure you like this." She didn't. To top it off, after he gave us our food, we NEVER saw him again. He did not give our check he just vanished like a very peculiar magician. Going forward . . . maybe I'll go back to this IHOP just for a good laugh :)

2. REMINDER: You can CHANGE things!

Plans, what you eat for dinner, how you react to compliments and put downs, hobbies, mental conditions, your diet--it all can be changed to a degree. It just needs our will power to do it. If something is stressing, we can call ourselves on reacting negatively to it, take a deep breath, take our minds to a happy place, and replace the negative thoughts with positive. We our in control, and we have the power to change. Going forward, I'm going to turn any coal moments in life to gold. I want you to, too!

3. Orthography and Prosody, dig it!

Ah, two words I have never heard of before this week are two words I really dig. Prosody is the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language, while orthography is the way the words in a language are spelled (placed). That is, prosody is the flow and the way something is said and orthography is how a word is written. Going forward, I will use these words more often.

4. Proper dividing of tasks make Team Work, well, work!

If you are dealing with a task that can be divided up between people, it is vital you give the right person the right task. A person comfortable with data research should do research and the person who is comfortable making calls and emailing contacts should do just that. It sounds simple enough, but it is easy to give someone a job to complete that fights against their strengths. Going forward, let's strive for better team cohesion by the proepr separation of tasks.

5. Accomplish everything by thinking it's the end of the world!

When the zombie apocalypse hits, or the next big asteroid smacks Earth, just remember one thing: there will not be a place for leisure. If you don't have something to do, you are expendable, nonessential. Going forward, use this to your advantage. Use this "end of world thought" to be more productive. To make your goals come true, always be productive, always do something. No wasted time because there is no place for it in your world. No wasted time because it doesn't exist.  Make your goals come true by staying busy and eliminating time wasters.

That's just 5 things I learned this week. What did you learn?

Have a great weekend, everyone!

--Author Jason Jack