Earlier this week, Get Rich Slowly had a great post on finding the balance between time and money. The author (and site owner, J.D.) relates the story of an old friend of his who radically changed his priorities in life after the death of his wife and infant daughter, and J.D. then goes on to apply … [Read more...] about Why am I doing this again?
A new blog on bilingualism
This isn't specifically translation-related, but given that many translators live in bilingual households, I think it's not OT either. My colleague and friend Eve Bodeux recently launched a new blog, appropriately titled Blogging on Bilingualism, with articles and resources of interest to bilingual … [Read more...] about A new blog on bilingualism
Some lessons from the BusinessWeek top 50
For reasons unknown to me, I suddenly started receiving a subscription to BusinessWeek (my guess is that this is related to buying a Newsweek subscription...anyway!) and although I find the quality of their articles a bit uneven, some of them have great tips for businesspeople, even if the business … [Read more...] about Some lessons from the BusinessWeek top 50
Some thoughts on feedback and the translation process
Sorry for the unannounced week of silence here at Thoughts on Translation; I went on vacation for a week and suddenly became violently allergic to using my laptop... but it seems that the bad reaction has now passed and Thoughts on Translation is back at the treadmill and ready to open up some new … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on feedback and the translation process
Link: the psychology of passive barriers
As I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan of the personal finance blog Get Rich Slowly, and I was particularly enthralled by a recent guest post (by Ramit Sethi, whose own blog is I Will Teach You To Be Rich). Ramit's post on the psychology of passive barriers (subtitled "Why your friends don't save … [Read more...] about Link: the psychology of passive barriers