My
Dad’s latest maxim is that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.
He also told me that he now reads more book reviews than actual books. Whereas I’m
still trying to work the first idea, I have to confess that I’m probably
exactly the same as him on the second point, especially ever since I managed to
get over the bad habit at work of always practising “if you want something done
properly (or in my case, perfectly) then you should do it yourself” (I hear
many of the same former Accenture analysts now shaking their head in disbelief).
The latest book review I read, or more precisely film review I listened to (yes
I am so lazy or “time-poor” that I now even rely on film reviews for my
opinions and yes I listened to the review using the audio edition of the
Economist whilst driving because I don’t have time to sit in a chair and read
for pleasure), was for Zero Dark Thirty (http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21569006-obl-thriller-has-landed-american-night
and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/).
I was quite taken with the review. Given the fact that the last au pair Jessica
changed my life with 1channel.ch (free video streaming website) and the fact
that 2013 has started fairly quietly for me for various reasons, I decided to
grab the technological bull by the horns and watched the film last night despite
the fact it was only released on January 11th! Apart from the
obvious horrors of waterboarding and Bin Laden, the film brought two key things
home to me. Firstly, that as much as I can get passionate about what I do, there
are people in life who have jobs that matter much more than mine. And secondly,
despite what I might think as I travel through my sixth airport of the week, there
are people in life whose jobs do not let them lead such a balanced lifestyle as
my own. A film well worth the 2 hours or so…
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