Being efficient....

Hi Dien --

This is what really got me interested in computers. I can take a process, get it down, then automate it. The other fellows I work with on The Naked PC do the same and we work very efficiently and effectively in most cases.

There has been some discussion recently of NLP. One of the core themes in NLP is finding the "patterns". Sometimes it's to change the patterns other times it's to model the patterns. But in each case you must recognize the pattern first. This gets to be habitual very quickly.

What does this have to do with efficiency and effectiveness? Take a process (pattern of actions) - then start eliminating the unneccessary actions (ineffective and inefficient parts). Automate as much as possible the places where errors creep in. Be happy with the result.

Just throwing out some thoughts.

-- Dan Butler

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> Thanks Rick,

> That's a very good point!

> You're right, it's no good doing something
> fantastically well if it's not the right
> thing to be doing at the time!

> However... it may seem incredible to some
> (now, looking back, it seems incredible to
> me), but all this efficiency stuff really is
> like a revelation to me.... Especially the
> fact that it seems you can do so well by
> making a process more efficient (a la Henry
> Ford).

> I've recently been looking around me, trying
> to spot inefficient processes I can
> improve.... It's kind of fun (and
> challenging) to do.... :)

> Thanks Rick, that was a great point.... :)

> - Dien




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