Word: perfective
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...Moderately messy systems outperform extremely orderly systems," says Eric Abrahamson, Columbia University professor of management and co-author of A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder (Little, Brown). Abrahamson, a scholar of organizational behavior who admits to being a bit of a mess, says the costs of maintaining order are often overlooked. He and co-author David Freedman make the case that Americans' obsession with neatness has got us so frazzled about the slightest clutter that we're needlessly draining time, money and emotion from our lives in the hapless pursuit of order. Don't spend two hours...
...message at the heart of A Perfect Mess is not that neatness is by definition bad, but that a moderate amount of messiness isn't a terrible thing. For those obsessed with order, though, Abrahamson and Freedman have several suggestions...
...world of wine is complex and global in scope. That makes it a perfect match for the Internet, which excels at reaching across geographic boundaries and making obscure information accessible. Today websites for wine lovers are popping up faster than you can say Gewürztraminer. The big ones like eRobertParker.com the online home of the industry's most powerful wine critic, and WineSpectator.com the Web sibling of the magazine, offer an abundance of reviews, ratings and other features. But there are plenty of less famous wine sites that are also worth savoring...
...Samantha von Sperling's home office just off Wall Street a few days later, I am wondering how many bosses and co-workers I have inadvertently offended. (And does one apologize by e-mail?) Von Sperling's stylish loftlike apartment is white, white, white, almost as unsustainable as perfect manners. Naturally, Von Sperling is wearing black. She is gracious, earnest, with a clipped, formal tone. Formerly a dancer and makeup artist, Von Sperling felt a calling to etiquette five years ago. She explains, "I felt surrounded by people who were badly dressed and ill mannered, and I couldn't take...
...face and forehead, a no-no). We are now in the Mom Zone, times 10. My gestures pass muster, except that I am told I am playing with my bracelet. "I get paid to pick. It's a great job," says Pachter. "We don't expect people to be perfect. We expect them to be professional...