|
|
Like this article? PLEASE +1 it! |  |
|
Can you do that a little faster?
| Guest post by: Dan Miller |
Article Overview: This morning the local electric company showed up to dig the hole for a new pole on our property. They had already determined the hole would be going through rock so they brought in the right truck to do the job. As an old farm boy I was fascinated so I picked their brains for some interesting information.
 |
Free Download - The world doesn’t pay for what you know, but for………. By Dan Miller |
Can you do that a little faster?
This morning the local electric company showed up to dig the hole for a new pole on our property. They had already determined the hole would be going through rock so they brought in the right truck to do the job. As an old farm boy I was fascinated so I picked their brains for some interesting information. There are only 8 of these trucks in the world. They cost $500,000 each. But one guy drilled the hole through solid rock in less than 20 minutes. The old way would have taken 3 men 4 days. They calculate a monetary payback of $1,000,000 within 3 years in saved labor and equipment time.
However, faster is not always better. When wells are drilled in Africa it sometimes destroys the camaraderie of the village women who walked together each day for fresh water. I grew up in Amish farming community where they still plow with horses and quilt by hand, even though tractors and quilting machines are available. Walking to the mailbox at the end our long lane provides benefits that cannot be measured by time or gasoline savings.
How do you make decisions about speed, improvements, and modernization in your work and personal life? What “advancements” have you rejected and why?
Doing Business With Extra Speed
The Story Behind How To Make Easy Money Fast! ~WORK SMARTER, EARN MORE
Site Speed
Bill, Baby, Bill
Time for Self
Happy Barcode Invention Day
Time Management & Productivity: Can You Really Manage Time?
Should small businesses whine?
How Many Books, Articles, Reports, Websites And Emails Do You Have Waiting For You To Find Time To Read Them?
Urgency Is Currency!
More, Bigger, Faster
Entrepreneurs – Are You Writing A Tender Or Proposal And Want To Differentiate Your Company From The Competitor?
3 Things you can do to build your home-based business faster
Warp Speed or Blow Out
Pitch More Faster Read Versus Listen
SEO Tip of the Day: 5 Steps for SEO Optimizing with DTD Statements
Simple Moving Averages-A Big Trading Advantage
How To Build SEO skills For Top Search Engine Ranking
Lessons from Bonnie St. John
Hyperfocus - Control Cash - Write! - Pulse Faster
Article Tags: advanced, advancements, compnay, efficiency, employment, imporvemnts, produce, producing, production, savings, speed, successess, work
|
About the Author: Dan Miller RSS for Dan's articles - Visit Dan's website Dan is the author of the widely acclaimed 48 Days To The Work You Love and No More Mondays. He writes regularly for many popular magazines and web portals, including CBN.com, Crosswalk.com, In Touch, AARP and Success magazines and the Zig Ziglar newsletter. He has been a guest on CBS' 'The Early Show,' MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Mathews,' 700 Club's Living the Life and Fox Business News with Dave Ramsey Show...to hit some highlights. He hosts a weekly podcast that is consistently ranked #1 under Careers on iTunes. Dan is also a frequent speaker and guest on popular radio programs like Moody Broadcasting, Crown Financial, Janet Parshall’s America, American Family Radio, and Prime Time Chicago. Committed to personal priorities, Dan and wife Joanne have been happily married for over 41 years. Each of their three grown children works in the family business in some capacity, and they enjoy spending time with their 6 grandchildren. Click here to visit Dan's website   Let me handle that brain surgery you need The adjacent possibility I need more money but Want a $16hr job Does Education Expand or Limit Your Options |
Related Forum Posts
Downloaded Google Chrome today
- I downloaded the most talk about Google chrome today. It is supposed to be faster than Firefox. I am comparing them to see which is faster. Will post my review in three days time
Re: HTML code cleaner
- On the subject of achieving a faster download, especially for PIPS sites, an experienced PIPSter mentioned to me that she put a table around the whole of her homepage and achieved a faster download results.
Re: Is YouTube Going Commercial?
- [quote="Kevin":1twchv0e][quote="Alan Mater":1twchv0e]You're right, Russell. Videos are great learning tools. I for one am keen on learning something by watching, not by reading. Video tutorials are great, and Camtasia can do a great job with this.[/quote:1twchv0e]
The thing I don't like about videos is how the running time is fixed, whereas with reading, a person can choose to read faster if need be to save time.[/quote:1twchv0e]
But by reading faster, are you still comprehending what you read? I know from personal experience that I can read something and not have a clue about what I just read.
As with reading something again, you can replay videos over and over as well. Also, as with reading faster, you can skip ahead in a video.
Re: Is YouTube Going Commercial?
- [quote="Alan Mater":2biz6yta]But by reading faster, are you still comprehending what you read? I know from personal experience that I can read something and not have a clue about what I just read.
As with reading something again, you can replay videos over and over as well. Also, as with reading faster, you can skip ahead in a video.[/quote:2biz6yta]
I guess it's just personal preference and I know many people (including myself) who can absorb content by reading quickly. If you skip ahead in a video, you're guaranteed to miss out some points.
Re: Has anyone a good idea to sort this problem?
- Thanks Alan
You are right there are more than enough ideas here for anyone. Only thing in South Africa, one would never use an outside pocket on a bag for anything of value.
It would disappear faster than you could say Jack Robinson.
MichelleJ
Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.
Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.
Featured Article
How to Be Mortgage Free Within Ten Years – A Few Simple Changes
by: Canada Mortgage, Mortgage Canada Rates
by: Canada Mortgage, Mortgage Canada Rates
How To Use Carbon Copy Pro As A Strategic Tool For Your Business
Best Automated Forex Trading Strategy
Build Your List with Joint Venture Giveaway Events
May 2012 Top 100 Social Media Experts to Follow on Twitter
What to measure to be phenomenally successful in business
Newsletter
Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!
Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!
Suggestions
Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.
Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.