There are many mornings when I just want to be left alone at work. I may be tired, stressed out, busy, or just plain not happy to be in the office. What ever my reasoning may be, it does not make me happy when co-workers come up to me and invade my personal space with [...]

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In keeping with this weeks’ theme of simplicity…
Our office copier is a state-of-the-art scanner/printer/copy machine/sorter all rolled into one. It’s got multiple settings for different print types, the ability to scan and send files to any computer on our network, and it can print in many, many different colors with high-quality finish. It [...]

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It’s fascinating how we get so accustomed to our condition that we become blind to it. I was microwaving some water a few days ago and thought, “wow, I’m using an appliance that’s the result of years of research using concepts and discoveries which themselves took years to develop. The whole process has been slowly [...]

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Many of us can remember countless hours spent at the library in our youth. Whether we had a homework assignment, a bedtime story, or our parents made us go – we went. Of course not all of us engaged in this endeavor, regardless, this entry is for everyone– those that went and those that did [...]

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This is a really wonderful quote: “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” (Herman Cain)
I thought about this while getting on the bus for my 20-minute commute to the MAX station to downtown Portland. The bus [...]

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Here is a little self-test I put together. It’s short, but revealing. There are only 6 questions.
The Test
1 - You just got a $1,000 bonus at work. You are instinctively MORE likely to:

A - Think about how much you could put away in savings

B - Think about what new things [...]

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So, you really need that job, huh?
Despite the nature of this website as being, shall we say, “anti-job” I’m only too aware of the need we sometimes have to take the plunge into the working world. Perhaps you just need some part-time income while pursuing your real entrepreneurial dreams. Or maybe you recently [...]

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I’ve been meaning to come up with a practical, handy list of some of my favorite offbeat careers for some time now. While these lists exist just about everywhere it seems, mine has a special emphasis on avoidance of certain elements like standard work hours, confinement to one location and restriction to one function. [...]

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Do you have a Great Office Escape true story? Would you like your story to be featured in an as-yet untitled upcoming book?
I am currently in the process of collecting true stories for just this purpose! My book will be a collection of true stories completely supplied by people who have either escaped [...]

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Here is a true story from the late fall of 2003. It’s the story about how I walked out on the job, never to return. No, I didn’t just quit and give a two-week notice like a good employee. I actually literally WALKED OUT in the middle of my shift without saying [...]

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