18. Observe how your job fits into the world at large. Instead of merely how it fits into *your* world. In the one case it will grow, the other shrink. Yes, the money part too. Not fast but inevitable, which is better.
19. On the outside, pretend everything happens for good reason. The deeper reasons are the more interesting. On the inside pretend every job could be done better if you did it. Most of all, expect someone is already doing this to you.
20. Never assume you deserve your job. Never fear you don’t. If these sound contradictory, remember that most people get them both wrong.
21. Notice the things people do that you hate. Never do them. Notice the things people do that you love. Do them more and more. (Adapted from Dee Hock.) Skip if you want to stay an intern forever.
Swissmiss is an online garden Tina Roth Eisenberg started in 2005 and has lovingly tended to ever since.
Besides swissmiss, Tina founded and runs TeuxDeux, CreativeMornings and her Brooklyn based co-working community Friends Work Here. (She also started Tattly which was recently adopted by BIC)
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These crack me up! So funny!!
Aug 26th, 2008 / 11:49 am
Wow this couldn’t be any more perfect! This will for sure be getting printed and put in our intern workstation. :)
Aug 26th, 2008 / 4:45 pm
Hahaha.. this is going to be my bible, Starting my second internship/trainee now in Berlin :D
Aug 26th, 2008 / 5:40 pm
With two internships under my belt, I can say if I’d seen this sooner it would have been greatly beneficial. Very cute!
Aug 26th, 2008 / 6:27 pm
I love this series. I’ve printed and posted them on our company fridge. Fabulous.
Aug 28th, 2008 / 1:17 pm
18. Observe how your job fits into the world at large. Instead of merely how it fits into *your* world. In the one case it will grow, the other shrink. Yes, the money part too. Not fast but inevitable, which is better.
19. On the outside, pretend everything happens for good reason. The deeper reasons are the more interesting. On the inside pretend every job could be done better if you did it. Most of all, expect someone is already doing this to you.
20. Never assume you deserve your job. Never fear you don’t. If these sound contradictory, remember that most people get them both wrong.
21. Notice the things people do that you hate. Never do them. Notice the things people do that you love. Do them more and more. (Adapted from Dee Hock.) Skip if you want to stay an intern forever.
Dec 6th, 2008 / 5:21 pm
why snacks? just curious
Dec 5th, 2010 / 9:38 pm
Well, I can say if I’d seen this sooner it would have been greatly beneficial. Very cute! Thanks..
May 21st, 2011 / 9:26 am