Dopp Juice Archive

Of the past 43 hours, i have been in the office working for 34. This is what a large corporate website launch feels like, apparently. I’m still at the office.Still working.The launch is in two hours. And then we’ll continue to work.(did i mention it’s 6:30 AM on Monday morning and those 43 hours were my weekend?)

if you’re looking for me, i’ve more or less dropped off the face of the earth until may or so. i’m staying at Workaholisma, a black-hole-style planet in one of the outer galaxies, heavily avoided by sane people. the entire staff knows my name there.if you need me urgently, calling is more likely to get my attention than email. if you’re patiently waiting for my attention, please sign the guestbook below.

The brilliant KingNixon writes:

“Notice:i declare myself to be infallable. if i make a mistake, it was the correct mistake at the time.”

He was met with sarcasm, rebuttals, and laughter. But I agree with him. I think we’re all infallable in this sense. When I’m struggling with dillemmas or regret, another good friend of mine reminds me, “You only do what you really want to do.” If you were caught in a dillemma, and you made a choice, it was based on what was more important to you. There’s no sense in worrying or regretting. Even if it seems selfish or crazy or thoughtless at the time — you had a reason. And if you realize after the fact that your priorities were off, well, you just corrected them. And if you suffer horrible consequences for your actions, well, you’re learning (and it’s how you learn best). And you’ll make a different choice in the future. But you can’t change the past, or what your priorities were at the time. That’s just the way it went. Regret is a waste of energy. Move forward, grow, and remember you’re whole and perfect. I declare myself to be infallable. If i make a mistake, it was the correct mistake at the time.(Okay, now argue with me. I know you want to.)