By looking at past and current trends, you can estimate what’s in store for your future.
There is a tool in Microsoft Excel to extrapolate data on a chart. Put in a few data points and it will tell you what the next number will likely be.
For instance, if you weighed 150 pounds when you were 20, 160 at 30 and 170 pounds at 40, you could estimate, based on the trend, that you will weigh 180 pounds at 50.
Most people measure how far along they are in a project by how many hours are left to complete it. If it’s a project that takes 40 hours and I’ve worked at it for 10, I’m 25% done.
Those that do a lot of projects or manage projects know the hardest part is getting the project started. Getting a project off the ground is like static friction, as it’s harder to get it moving from a standstill than it is to keep it moving (Law of Inertia).
People that have worked with me know I am more stressed at the beginning of a project than when it is underway. In a building project, you have to have plans, coordinate labor, and purchase materials before you hammer even one nail.
Once things are rolling and everyone knows what to do, things are much less stressful. Systems fall in place and stuff gets done.
I heard this expression for the first time a few weeks ago. It was meant as a snide comment about something I did that appeared to be half-done. The real meaning is in how it recognizes that getting a project started is the hardest part.
As previously mentioned, Barb and I had COVID-19 back in March.
Since that time, I have been suffering symptoms of Long Haul COVID (LHC). In my case, it has been two things 1) joint pain, particularly my right knee and 2) sensitivity to gluten.
I could function OK but I limped around a lot and spent a lot of time in the bathroom. I figured out the gluten thing after binging on bread and pasta a couple of times. I felt like crap.
Long Haul Transformer. Nothing to do with this Blog. Thought it looked cool.
Long Haul Covid is big business these days and there are clinics specializing in the treatment popping up all over. But I wasn’t gonna pay no clinic. Like everything else I do, this was going to be DIY.
In the The Big Bang Theory, Howard Wolowitz is an engineer among his scientist friends.
Howard is the nuts and bolts guy. His friends are the pure scientists. While the others are running experiments to support theories, Howard is making toilets that work in space.
And that’s how it works in the real world. Scientists answer questions based on the Scientific Method and Engineers take the findings of these Scientists and use them to design and build things that are practical.
