danithew | November 16, 2008
Tonight I heard Erin Morley read out a Martha Graham quote that I think is worth noting down somewhere:
“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will [...]
danithew | November 15, 2008
We went to see Quantum Solace, the new Bond movie.
I’d read a number of reviews of the movie. Most seemed dissatisfied in one way or another. But I enjoyed the film. Yes, it’s blatantly obvious that the movie was influenced by the Bourne films, but I really liked the Bourne films. Yes, the film is [...]
danithew | November 12, 2008
My previous jogging baseline was 40 minutes. In the past couple of weeks (specifically, the last three times I’ve jogged, including today) I’ve moved the time up to 45 minutes, still jogging at 5.7 mph.
Here are the stats from today’s jog on the treadmill (which include a couple of minutes of warmdown time):
Elapsed time: 48:09 [...]
danithew | November 4, 2008
I recently came across a book titled “Better: A Surgeon’s Notes On Performance” by Atul Gawande. I started reading and could not put it down. One particular idea about successful institutional reform (in this case, with hospitals), through recognition of what is referred to as “positive deviance” seems particularly worth examining – but the whole [...]
