Networking vs. Hard Work

I’ve never been the type to suck up. I’ve never been the teacher’s pet or the type try and get in good with the boss. Well at least not through sucking up. I always believed that working hard and doing a good job would get me further with the boss then sucking up ever could. But, I learn a really hard lesson a few years ago when a colleague of mine was given a job over me simply because he was the kiss up type.

The lesson I learned from that situation was that getting ahead is a combination of hard work and networking. What I once thought was kissing up behavior was actually, networking. So, don’t make the same mistake that I made and underestimate the power of networking. Being an effective networker is half the battle.

No Where to Hide

Are you guys ready for the next privacy invading technology? Well, if you are not, you better prepare yourselves because mobile networking is right around the corner. Mobile Technology gives you and everyone else the ability to locate restaurants, people, and whatever else you want using GPS services on cellular devices. While parents of bad teenagers will love this service, many people will find it hard to give up what little privacy that they still have.

Even I have a love/hate relationship with mobile networking. On one hand, I love that I will have the ability to locate the nearest place where I can get a delicious cocktail. On the other hand, just the thought of people knowing where I am at all times makes me cringe. Can you imagine the damage this technology could cause? Cheating spouses have nowhere to hide, kids can’t sneak out of the house anymore, is this what we’ve come to? Personally, I think mobile networking has taken the invasion of privacy one step to far therefore don’t plan on seeing me pop up on your mobile network anytime soon.

Are we Dumb?

Do you find yourself skimming articles? Or, find that your knowledge of American history is lacking? If so, then you may be part of the dumbest generation ever. I must admit I fit into this category. Yes, I do skim virtually ever article I read. And just recently, I received quite the whipping in an American history trivia game but does that make me dumber? Does my ability to skim make me dumber? Does our lack of knowledge of the colored only sign indicate that my generation is dumber? Or does it mean our generation has evolved?

Yes, I believe that we should have some knowledge of our history but do we need to know every date and player in our history? I believe that our generation is just as intelligent as all of the past generations but we make better use of our resources. We have virtually endless sources of knowledge at our fingertips so is it necessary that we need to cloud our memories with knowledge such as, which state the most presidents where born in? I believe that we should continue to evolve as a generation and continue to make use of the resources that we have available to us. So, the next time I find myself in an American History trivia game I’ll keep this in mind and Google the answer instead.