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Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:00 AM

I'm an absent-minded engineer; my mind wanders and so does my wallet

I fear I lack common sense in life, and this affects my performance.

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  • Thursday, July 24, 2008 08:22 AM

    the difference between you and an unintelligent person is

    that a stupid person would have similar troubles but not know there was anything wrong. So go easy on yourself.

    I like Cary's advice on designing your like software. That's clever.

    Also, socially, check out 'Nerd Fun' at the meetupalliance dot com. It's for people that thrive on intellectual stimilation.

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