Today The Project Shrink is four years old. On July 15th 2007 I created this blog and called it “Project Shrink”, because I wanted to emphasize “human behavior” in projects and I have difficulty pronouncing “Project Sociologist”. I have been writing about Project Management online since 2001. In the summer of 2007 I decided to …
This blog is my own small, adorable identity crisis. With a name like “Project Shrink” you would assume it’s about “projects”. Well, it is, and it isn’t. I have my internal idea about what it is I’m about. My “blog identity” if you want. Blogger-Me. Blogger-Me is about sociology, psychology, complexity and stuff. The cool …
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are” – Anais Nin The Others. Them. Definitely not us. Ever find yourself in an discussion where your mind shifts into a “me-vs-him” or “us-vs-them” state? “What are they thinking?” “They must be joking.” “Why isn’t he as smart as I am?” The …
I hate 10 second elevator pitches. There. I said it. How can I summarize the awesomeness that is me in 20 words? I can’t. Now, don’t get me wrong. I think it’s a good exercise to become more self-aware, it’s good to know yourself. But I know the entire context that goes with the summary. …