My Guiding Principles

As I ’ve aged and matured my approach to life, career, and family, I’ve evolved my rubric for organizing each day.  Here ’s what I’ve used for 2016*Minimize lost timeAvoid commuting delays as much as possible - leave no later than 6:00am in the morning and return either before 3pm or after 7pm.  I generally go in early, return early, care for animals, then work in the evening.  I work in Boston Tuesday/Thursday, in our suburban Metrowest office Monday/Wednesday and wherever the most urgent projects are happening on Friday.Limit airline travel to impactful events - I have numerous federal/regional/state commitments and used to fly to every one.  Now I assess the impact of the meeting and limit travel to one day a month.  This Fall has an unusual cluster of international travel - Denmark, New Zealand, and Israel, all related to collaborations around interoperability and security. Be virtual whenever possible - Although high intensity meetings are best attended in person, standing meetings with people you already know can be done effectively by phone.  A one hour phone meeting is a much better use of time than a one hour commute, a one hour meeting and another one hour commute.*Do satisfying activities that make a difference each day - doing a job you love is directly related to happiness, longevity, and domestic tranquility. *Family comes first - careers can be changed, but family is forever. To keep my fa...
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