Rules of Thumb
November 13, 2008
If you've been feeling overwhelmed lately -- the election, the economy, Halloween, M&M's (oh, you are paying attention) -- then you deserve this adorable little book. It is not necessarily life-changing, unless you happen to recall the specific rule-of-thumb at precisely the moment you need it, but it is delicious fun. Beginning with those M&M's. The book is called RULES OF THUMB, and the rule I opened up to -- is someone trying to tell me something...? -- is that 54 M&M's have the same caffeine content as two cups of coffee. And, here, I was trying to figure out why I've had this headache since Halloween that won't seem to go away. Okay, I finished the damn bag of M&M's and I swear I will not go out and buy another one. I swear. That is a lot of caffeine! And, I drink maybe three lattes a month -- half-caf.
The author of RULES OF THUMB: A LIFE MANUAL, Tom Parker, says his first collection inspired the famous, the friendly, and the infamous to send in suggestions. So the book, he says, is not so much a book of facts as a book of experience.
Here's a fact that I found very amusing -- after I saw who sent it in: Whenever you do something wrong, your boss remembers it as three times that number, and if the total number of mess-ups is greater than three, then you boss remembers it as "always." The sender: Evan Christensen, Unemployed.
Here's for my friend Ron -- wherever he may be -- who works a split shift and the first part is very, very early. He's always trying to catch a nap: An hour's nap in the middle of the day equals three hours of sleep at night.
If you're worried about being audited, P.Douglas Combs contributes that to make an audit worthwhile, the IRS must find an additional $300 of additional income or erroneous deductions per hour of investigation.
Going to spend your lunch break catching up on errands? Here's some helpful math: If you know exactly what you want and where to go, it will take you twenty to thirty minutes to shop for that one item. Therefore, if you need three different things, count on being gone for up to an hour-and-a-half.
Want to make your on-line video marketing campaign a success? 50-percent is based on content. 15-percent on the title. 20-percent on the thumbnail image of the video, and 15-percent on promotion of the whole package.
And one more...because you've got to get this book. And because I have a date, and have to get out the door.
It's about eye contact. Two people who stare into each other's eyes for 60 seconds straight will soon either be fighting -- or making love.
I wonder if I should try that on my date...?
If you've been feeling overwhelmed lately -- the election, the economy, Halloween, M&M's (oh, you are paying attention) -- then you deserve this adorable little book. It is not necessarily life-changing, unless you happen to recall the specific rule-of-thumb at precisely the moment you need it, but it is delicious fun. Beginning with those M&M's. The book is called RULES OF THUMB, and the rule I opened up to -- is someone trying to tell me something...? -- is that 54 M&M's have the same caffeine content as two cups of coffee. And, here, I was trying to figure out why I've had this headache since Halloween that won't seem to go away. Okay, I finished the damn bag of M&M's and I swear I will not go out and buy another one. I swear. That is a lot of caffeine! And, I drink maybe three lattes a month -- half-caf.
The author of RULES OF THUMB: A LIFE MANUAL, Tom Parker, says his first collection inspired the famous, the friendly, and the infamous to send in suggestions. So the book, he says, is not so much a book of facts as a book of experience.
Here's a fact that I found very amusing -- after I saw who sent it in: Whenever you do something wrong, your boss remembers it as three times that number, and if the total number of mess-ups is greater than three, then you boss remembers it as "always." The sender: Evan Christensen, Unemployed.
Here's for my friend Ron -- wherever he may be -- who works a split shift and the first part is very, very early. He's always trying to catch a nap: An hour's nap in the middle of the day equals three hours of sleep at night.
If you're worried about being audited, P.Douglas Combs contributes that to make an audit worthwhile, the IRS must find an additional $300 of additional income or erroneous deductions per hour of investigation.
Going to spend your lunch break catching up on errands? Here's some helpful math: If you know exactly what you want and where to go, it will take you twenty to thirty minutes to shop for that one item. Therefore, if you need three different things, count on being gone for up to an hour-and-a-half.
Want to make your on-line video marketing campaign a success? 50-percent is based on content. 15-percent on the title. 20-percent on the thumbnail image of the video, and 15-percent on promotion of the whole package.
And one more...because you've got to get this book. And because I have a date, and have to get out the door.
It's about eye contact. Two people who stare into each other's eyes for 60 seconds straight will soon either be fighting -- or making love.
I wonder if I should try that on my date...?
Labels: book review, fun., MandM's, overwhelmed, RULES OF THUMB A LIFE MANUAL, stress relief, Tom Parker
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