There are, or so I have heard, people who are energized by parties, meet-ups and social events. I am not one of those people. If I had my choice, I would never go to any gathering larger than our family dinners for the rest of my life. It’s not that I don’t enjoy talking to…
Two questions I get asked occasionally are: Do I get paid to write nice things about software? Why don’t I write more about things I DON’T like? 1. No. The only one who pays for my blog is BlogHer – which is the ads you see – and they don’t seem to care what I…
I highly recommend, The Dip, a short book by Seth Godin that lauds the value of quitting. I wrote about this at greater length on my other blog on judo and life, under the topic, “Know when to hold ’em and know when to fold ’em.” where, being the horrible mean old woman that I…
Here is the scenario … 1. The researcher had a return rate more than triple the average return rate for emailed surveys in general. This return rate was despite apparently not having any of the features related to higher return rates – incentives for completion, an advance postcard or email explaining the survey and incentives,…