I have made similar observations to myself in many situations, and thought to share this in my blog, but I never got around to doing it.   So  as we observe among us – we know that if only we would have time to do organize, plan, or learn certain things, we would save time. 
If I have only time to organize my books and library, I would save that
much time everytime trying to find my books… If I have time only to
organize my mailbox, or learn that blogging shortcut, I would have save
that much time everyday updating my blog…. etc.  David Pogue of New York Times talks about the same topic 

Here’s something refreshing - Do you Need a Boss by Seth Godin, famous author.  If you feel you  hate your boss, or you as a boss is not appreciated, read what a good boss does:

Bosses organize your time for you.
Bosses decide what’s urgent.
Bosses give you cover when you work on something stupid (”he told me to!”)
Bosses pay you even when the client doesn’t honor the invoice.
Bosses can be sued.
Bosses create deadlines, and stick with them.
Bosses make sure you show up in the morning.
Bosses pay for the Postits.
Bosses give you someone to complain about.
Bosses carve up the work and give you just that piece you signed up to do.
Bosses give you a role model. (Sometimes one to work against, but that’s a different story).

He ended up with saying that if you don’t have a boss, you might have to invent one.

Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends write.

I once acted as the COO of a Fortune 350 size organization. In my first meeting with the human resource directors, I asked them what was the one benefit our employees wanted. I thought it would be more money. More time off. Vacations days. Sick leave. The typical union demands.

Nope. The nine HR professionals, who happened to all be women said, unanimously, education. More budget and time for improving knowlege, skills and abilities. More opportunities for studies and credentials. (Then they’d clamor for increased pay based on increased efficiency.
Clever buggers.)….

Zen in Finance discusses Warren Buffet’s  letter to Berhshire Hathaway shareholders in 1977.

Here are some good gems which shows Warren’s consistent investment style even over 30 years ago:

It is comforting to be in a business where some mistakes can be made and yet a quite satisfactory overall performance can be achieved…. One of the lessons your management has learned - and, unfortunately, sometimes re-learned - is the importance of being in businesses where tailwinds prevail rather than headwinds. 

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