In a turn of events that surely signals the end for all...

[doseofreality]

...I have to write a self-review for work. The prospect of a self-analysis within the scope of my professional functionality utilizing the framework defined by our HR department (and the flip of a two sided coin somewhere along the way, I am sure) is a fantastically paralyzing concept to me. I don’t mean to imply that I am at a loss for words when

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[itsjustjane]

have you forgotten that you have a sister? a phone call would be nice.

[doseofreality]

I have... WHAT? Dude, crap, sorry... for a little bit there I totaly though "I'm an only child!".

... I even went into a brief depression because I longed for a sibling that I never had.

-tony

[anonymous]

Being an artist I am often faced with the same paralizing amount of options that you described. I find the best way to spark creativity when I'm in a baug such as this, is to impose arbitrary limits onyourself. Try writing your evaluation with only words that don't contain the letter "o".

[doseofreality]

This is actually a good idea and something I have tried in this space before, though my parameters were more along the lines of "write in one pass without revision".

Wait... that's like... every...

But yeah, no, this is something closely related to the reason I am posting again. I hope to have an opportunity to elaborate on this in some gramatically crippling fashion in the next day or two.

-tony

easy review

[ronchalant]

I would fill the self-analysis with a stream of consciousness concerning the Zen concept of 'self', then segue into discourse on the nature of 'being'.

Re: easy review

[ronchalant]

damn. that sounded like I was trying to be serious.

there's a joke in there, you just need to 'feel' it. meditate on it.

Re: easy review

[doseofreality]

Thank you Zen Master Ron... you're a Phil Jackson health problem, and an understand of "teh triangle", away from becoming the new coach of the Lakers.

Either that or an HR director.

-tony

Re: easy review

[ronchalant]

so did you take my advice? have they promoted you to HR 'Zen Master' yet?

unfortunately the pay sucks, since you're wholly content to begin with.