I am buried in work. All sorts of work. Apologies if you’ve contacted me and I am not responsive.
Buried, but still smiling. I’ve chosen everything that is burying me, and that’s quite a nice position to be in.
In any case, below I dedicate this song is dedicated to all my readers that are buried in work. You will survive too!
Generally speaking, I believe that anonymity on the web is abused. That’s why everybody knows who this blogger is. The anonymity provides a “passive-agressive” outlet, for people who rant about issues they would never dare to confront in real life. I prefer electronic communication amongst actual people.
Yet, sometimes you get brilliant stuff that raises from this anonymity. Below, copied from Howard Lindzon this exchange in Craigslist has been flying around the city and the street, because everybody finds it brutally honest and funny as hell. Basically, an allegedly beautiful woman asks advice on how to marry any high earner in NY, and she gets quite a candid response! I reproduce it below (the pictures were not on Craiglist, I put them myself) in its entirety, because I find it funny, true, and a little bit sad too.
David Brooks (right) became one of my favorite writers after insightfully describing my personal aspirations and values in “BoBos in Paradise.” That book made me feel I belonged somewhere. At the time, 2000, I was living in Barcelona and had very very few BoBos in my network circle. Now, 2007, the percentage has multiplied, thankfully!
On his new article, he talks about “The Odyssey Years”. The theme is similar to another classical, “The Quarter Life Crisis”, with some extra insights. Highly recommended.
If you are an applicant, prospective or student, you are probably in the middle of your own Odyssey. And you are not the only one!
The Odyssey Years - New York Times
During this decade, 20-somethings go to school and take breaks from school. They live with friends and they live at home. They fall in and out of love. They try one career and then try another.[…]
In 1960, roughly 70 percent of 30-year-olds had achieved these things [moving away from home, becoming financially independent, getting married and starting a family]. By 2000, fewer than 40 percent of 30-year-olds had done the same
The point is beautifully made, it’s all about the colour! (Ok, I am copying Fran in putting ads on my blog)
And I love the bunnies!
9-12: Analytical Marketing14-17: Negotiations and Bargaining
18-21: Financial Statements Analysis
(and tomorrow 9-12:Finance 2)
This quarter, my Wednesdays are quite intense, with 9h of solid classes. Great learning, but it’s tricky to keep my attention on for so long.
Still, I chose it this way, and it’s great to have such fantastic classes.
If you are considering the school and want access to some fresh insight, why not try the London Business School Radio? You will hear about some of the clubs initiatives, music mixed by LBS’ resident DJ and a very funny talk show.
The intended audience are the students, so many of the references might be difficult to follow if not at school… but, still, very funny…
So on top of all the blogs, you have also the radio to follow up what is actually going in school.
I find it quite interesting how traceable and transparent is the LBS MBA from online sources. It’s interesting, isn’t it?
Actually, I have a question for my readers: Is there as much “non-brochure” life information available form other schools?
