{"id":443,"date":"2009-07-14T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/07\/14\/tuesday-pet-peeve\/"},"modified":"2009-07-14T14:11:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-14T14:11:00","slug":"tuesday-pet-peeve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2009\/07\/14\/tuesday-pet-peeve\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday pet peeve"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know why everyone’s so negative about Mondays. I like<\/em> Mondays. I come in all fresh and well rested, chat to various colleagues about their weekends, and settle into work full of enthusiasm and motivation. I spend my lunch break stocking up on milk, fruit, and other supplies to get me through the rest of the week, and have a very productive day.<\/p>\n

(Mostly).<\/p>\n

Wednesdays are hump days, which is nice. On Thursdays the weekend is in sight, with a pay cheque every second week, and then Fridays are usually the most relaxed day of the week, with coffee dates and longer lunches.<\/p>\n

It’s the Tuesdays that get me.<\/p>\n

Tuesdays are busy but generally unproductive days, with endless meetings and emails and additions to my to-do list. I’m no longer quite so fresh and enthusiastic, tend to get bogged down in admin and crisis-of-the-week issues, and the weekend is still days<\/em> away.<\/p>\n

So it’s a good day to start what may or may not become a recurring series of Tuesday posts.
<\/strong>
Today’s Pet Peeve:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Regular” does not mean “Frequent”.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

How often do you see a questionnaire with options labelled “Never, Occasionally, Regularly, Always”?<\/p>\n

“Regular” means that an event occurs at, well, regular, <\/em>predictable intervals. That can mean once an hour, once a day, once a year, once a century, or once a millenium. It does not tell you anything at all about the frequency<\/em> of the event.<\/p>\n

A plague of constipation upon people who misuse the word “regular”.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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